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Duration
60 minutes
Series Info
Season 10 Episode 6

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The waste‑laden tanker lost traction on a steep, icy slope and began to roll backwards. It careened down the narrow hill, coming within a hair’s breadth of colliding with a car blanketed in snow. The driver struggled to regain control as the vehicle lurched.

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The episode titled “The Visitor” is a programme classified as an episode within its genre. It forms part of a series that presents stand‑alone stories, each focusing on a distinct scenario. This particular instalment follows the format of a self‑contained narrative, delivering its content in a concise, single‑episode structure. In this instalment, the central action revolves around a tanker truck that is laden with waste. The vehicle loses traction and slides backwards down a narrow hill that is coated in ice. As it moves in reverse, the truck comes perilously close to a car that is parked on the road, its body entirely covered in snow. The scene highlights the precarious nature of the descent, with the icy surface offering little grip for the heavy, waste‑filled tanker. The narrowness of the hill restricts any possible manoeuvre, and the proximity of the snow‑covered car underscores how narrowly the two vehicles avoid a direct impact. Ultimately, the tanker truck almost slams into the stationary car, stopping just short of a collision. The near‑miss illustrates how a combination of slippery conditions, limited space, and a heavy load can create a hazardous situation that is resolved only by the truck’s abrupt halt.

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Ice Road Rescue broadcasts on National Geographic Channel +1 at 6:00pm, Friday, 13 February 2026. (Subtitles)

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Runtime60 mins