Chinese truck drivers press home for the holidays after top of their cab sheared off in accident

Two men were fined in eastern China for driving a truck for more than 1,000km after the top of its cab was totally sheared off in an accident, according to a newspaper report.

The pair told police in Lu’an in Anhui province that they had collided with another truck, but did not want to stop as they were in a hurry to get home for the Lunar New Year holiday, the China Youth Daily reported.

Their vehicle did not have a windshield and the roof was ripped off. A door on the driver’s side with a side mirror was the only large structure that remained.

The pair had to cover themselves in a quilt and wore motorcycle crash helmets as they drove in freezing temperatures.

The accident happened in the Guangxi region of southern China and they covered 1,000km in a day, but were still 500km from their home when they were caught.