Close Calls on Camera

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Close Calls: On Camera: Series 8: Episode 5

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Series 8

BBC One - Close Calls: On Camera, Series 8, Episode 5

A wingsuit freefall enthusiast hits trouble when his main parachute gets tangled up.

A wingsuit freefall enthusiast hits trouble when his main parachute gets tangled up 30 seconds from the ground, and a car is hit by a truck on the M1.

Stories of near misses when life hangs in the balance, presented by Nick Knowles. Today, a couple are on a trip to celebrate their wedding anniversary when their car is hit by a truck on the M1, spinning it into the path of another HGV. And a wingsuit freefall enthusiast hits trouble when his main parachute gets tangled up 30 seconds from the ground.

Close Calls: On Camera: Series 8

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Stories of near misses when life hangs in the balance, presented by Nick Knowles.

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