Ludovic Masciave Survives After 20-Ton Boulder Falls On Car

Thirty-six-year-old Ludovic Masciave was driving through the French Alps when a giant 20-ton boulder fell upon his car.

Despite being rendered instantly unconscious after being trapped between the rock and the car's dashboard, Masciave is miraculously alive today, the UK's Daily Mail reports.

"I'd been driving slowly...when suddenly there was a terrible shock which brought the vehicle to a sudden halt. I immediately lost consciousness," Masciave told French newspaper Le Parisien.

When he came to, Masciave realized he was "stuck between the rock and the bottom of the door but also against the dashboard." According to the UK's Metro newspaper, Masciave told Le Parisen that "the space was very restricted. It could be measured in centimetres."

The car was so badly damaged that rescuers fully expected to find Masciave dead, according to the Metro.

He was taken to the hospital with flattened lungs, broken ribs and damaged tendons and nerves. He is expected to make a full recovery.

"It's a miracle I'm alive. Although I'm not a believer I do think this was a miracle...Now I will see life differently," he told Le Parisien.

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Comments

[belldn3]

08:32 PM on 02/15/2012

If he didn't believe in GOD before, he better start now. That was a miracle.

[stjoshy]

04:26 PM on 02/16/2012

cool smile bro. you must use Crest

[belldn3]

04:37 PM on 02/16/2012

Actually, I do.

[bridgeman]

03:27 AM on 02/18/2012

Wow...God has something very special for this guy to do for his remaining years.

[justgigging]

07:48 PM on 02/15/2012

I know It's Only Rock -N-Roll.... But i Like It...

[doorlie]

03:06 AM on 02/18/2012

Yeah, but this one would definitely quell my teenage lust. . .

[Sharp tongue]

07:33 PM on 02/15/2012

It's a miracle, god saved him. LOL God threw the rock at him in the first place.

[doorlie]

03:06 AM on 02/18/2012

Frikkin' missed, he did.

[not dumb]

06:40 PM on 02/15/2012

If I wasn't a believer, I'd have become one as soon as I realized I was still alive!

[David Pawson]

06:36 PM on 02/15/2012

"...when a giant 20-ton boulder fell upon his car." I don't know... that looks like a kind of small 20-ton boulder.

[doorlie]

03:08 AM on 02/18/2012

It's a big boulder, but 20 tonner? I have problems with that. Still, can't deny that was a close call. I hope someone had spare pants hand to loan Ludovic.

[southingtonian]

06:33 AM on 02/18/2012

Here's an image of a 19 ton granite sculpture for comparison. Of course, the mass of the boulder would depend upon the type of stone as well as its volume.

[greora2]

06:35 PM on 02/15/2012

Wow, this truely personifies the statement of "Being between a Rock and a Hard Place!

[jimd8575]

06:01 PM on 02/15/2012

Dont you just hate when that happens?

[Jt John]

05:59 PM on 02/15/2012

Between a rock and a hard place....

[mossypond]

05:52 PM on 02/15/2012

There's no doubt in my mind the Good Lord was looking out for him. I've seen things like that before, and in such cases there's no other plausible explaination to explain how people survive such incidents.

[Jt John]

06:00 PM on 02/15/2012

It's called luck???? I don't care if you're religious, I have nothing against it. But, please stop bringing God into every picture. If God wanted to save him, I don't think he would have let that 20 ton boulder fall in the first place.

[not dumb]

06:42 PM on 02/15/2012

Maybe God was trying to get his attention.

[doorlie]

03:09 AM on 02/18/2012

I am waiting and hoping for an explanation as to why the Good Lord threw that rock in the first place.

[mrmajestyk46]

05:49 PM on 02/15/2012

Talk about getting stoned!

[ibe1grump]

05:56 PM on 02/15/2012

LOL!!

[unforgetable2667]

05:44 PM on 02/15/2012

wow... talk about being caught between a rock and a hard place......

[bertiemcn]

05:38 PM on 02/15/2012

Humane Society Animal shelters should be required to quit killing dogs! IT IS NOT HUMANE TO ANIMAL OR MAN!

[Equine777]

06:39 PM on 02/15/2012

I would rather be 'put-to-death' by gas or injection, instead of being subjected to this nasty, abusive, 'inhumane life' I have to live.
So chill the h_ll out!

[southingtonian]

06:35 AM on 02/18/2012

or at least post to a relevant site.

[jhnatsgc]

04:45 PM on 02/15/2012

The manufacturer of that vehicle needs that for a safety comercial. "Even 20 ton boulders can't kill you!".

[Lola Gonzales]

06:47 PM on 02/15/2012

this is a miracle, nothing else, your guardian angel was really on your shoulder, God bless!!!

[mds308]

04:22 PM on 02/15/2012

What a huge weight lifted off his shoulders.

[southingtonian]

06:36 AM on 02/18/2012

back, chest.....

[Jasonperkins]

04:16 PM on 02/15/2012

that is a GREEN bolder doing it's part