The accident took place under an overpass on the I-395

Apr 12, 2013 13:49 GMT  ·  By

A woman has escaped a potentially fatal crash on the I-395 in Miami on Wednesday, April 10, and her reflexes saved her.

She was driving on Biscayne Boulevard when a truck driver carrying heavy equipment miscalculated the height of the bridge, running into it and cause the machinery to topple to the ground.

The load fell on top of the woman's vehicle, completely damaging the driver's side. She reacted and moved into the passenger's seat in the split second it would have taken for her to be killed in the impact.

"She's going to play the lottery now," a police officer at the scene tells Local 10.

The motorist has escaped the accident unscathed, and the truck driver has been fined for reckless driving.

However, reporters at the scene note that the height of the overpass is not flagged on road signs on either side of the overpass.