Trapped driver plants foot on brake for 7 hours

A Chongqing driver managed to prevent his truck from plummeting off a 20-meter cliff by stamping his foot firmly on the brakes for 7 hours straight on Saturday.

The 27-year-old driver, surnamed Chen, was rescued from his teetering truck after he overestimated a turn along a mountain road in Maoshanxia village around 11:30 am.

Chen said he kept his foot firmly planted on the brake to prevent the 14-ton vehicle from falling.

Local residents brought food to Chen as the vehicle dangled from the cliff's edge.

"When one of my legs went numb, I would switch to the other one," said Chen.

Police arrived at 2 pm but called in a heavy-duty crane to lift the truck to safety.