{"id":4608,"date":"2015-06-03T19:34:46","date_gmt":"2015-06-03T18:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/?p=4608"},"modified":"2015-06-03T19:34:46","modified_gmt":"2015-06-03T18:34:46","slug":"british-tank-crushes-learner-drivers-car-in-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/british-tank-crushes-learner-drivers-car-in-germany\/","title":{"rendered":"British tank crushes learner driver\u2019s car in Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"British<\/a>There\u2019s a lot to remember when you\u2019re a learner driver but a pretty good rule is: don\u2019t pull out in front of tanks.
\nThat\u2019s what happened to an 18-year-old driving this Toyota Yaris in the Lippe district of Germany on Monday.
\nAccording to local police she pulled out in front of a column of British military vehicles travelling on a ring road around the town, often used by British forces stationed nearby to transport tanks and other armoured vehicles.
\nThe driver of the tank, a 24-year-old British serviceman, wasn\u2019t able to bring his Challenger 2 tank to a stop in time.
\nInevitably, in a battle between 62-tonnes of armour and a one-tonne hatchback, there was only going to be one winner.
\nLuckily the driver of the car was completely unharmed in the incident, and the tank crew pulled her free.
\nThe car, however, suffered 12,000 euros (\u00a38,600) worth of damage.
\nThe tank, not entirely surprisingly \u2013 was unscathed.
\nGermany has many foreign military bases and it\u2019s common to see armoured vehicles on public roads in the country.
\nA British army spokesperson told Newsbeat: \u201cOur driving crews go through a very vigorous process before being allowed on the roads and both crews and vehicles are checked regularly.
\n\u201cIt is something we do take very, very seriously, especially with beasts of that size travelling on public roads.\u201d -BBC<\/p>\n

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