DAREDEVIL stunt driver Joel David saved himself from serious injury with an unplanned show after he hit a pothole in Marsh House Lane, Darwen.

The professional stuntman lost a wheel, the brake cable snapped and another wheel collapsed, but Joel steered to safety on two wheels, narrowly avoiding a crash with a police van.

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