Iceland lives up to its name

The first of Iceland's winter storms hit hard earlier this week and this hapless truckie was caught right in the thick of it…

For any truck drivers who grumble their way through Australia's southern winter, spare a thought for this poor truckie, captured on camera while plying his trade along the roads of Iceland.

The tiny island nation was living up to its name recently, as the first of the cooler season's storms blew in from the Arctic Ocean and smacked the country right between the eyes.

The YouTube clip, uploaded by Dieter Schweizer a couple of days ago, shows the sheer force of the winds and the havoc they wreaked on section of road east of the Icelandic capital of Reykjavik, the gale actually forcing a prime mover and trailer clean off the highway.

We sure hope the truck company's roadside assistance was paid up…

Iceland lives up to its name

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