This dog miraculously escaped death during a rally car race

Onlookers panicked as they saw a dog in the path of an oncoming car.

Rally car racing is one of the most heart-pounding sports there is, even when dogs aren’t having near-death experiences.

During a race in Bolivia last weekend, a pooch wandered onto the middle of the course, just as a car came hurtling around the corner.

The pup looked as good as dead, but it was saved by what can really only be described as a miracle.

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The fortuitous jump looks even more incredible in these photos.

#CODASUR #RallySantaCruz: Salto de Fernando Zuasnabar
(Fotos: Emilio Ibarra) Video: https://t.co/Zn5muCx67L pic.twitter.com/SIIt5nZZnE
— Adolfo Murrieta Glez (@adolfonline) August 29, 2016

The cool thing about being a dog is that you can nearly get hit by a car and just keep running happily, instead of pausing to think if you’ve lived a fulfilling life.

[via Fox Sports]

Published Aug 29, 2016 | Modified Aug 29, 2016

DAN GARTLAND

Dan Gartland writes Sports Illustrated’s flagship daily newsletter, SI:AM, and is the host of the “Stadium Wonders” video series. He joined the SI staff in 2014, having previously been published on Deadspin and Slate. Gartland, a graduate of Fordham University, is a former Sports Jeopardy! champion (Season 1, Episode 5).

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