‘Trucker’ somersaults truck — on purpose

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Todd Dills
Jan 6, 2009
Updated Dec 14, 2009

The BBC reported this weekend that New Zealand-born Rhys Millen, 36, was the first “trucker” to Video of the truck somersault here.

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