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This is the heart-stopping moment firefighters showing off their acrobatic skills in a human pyramid at a traditional parade cheated death after losing their balance and smashing to the ground.
The nine men had used their ladders to form a display on top of one of their fire engines driving through the Mexican resort city of Puerto Vallarta at slow speed along streets lined with crowds on Monday.
But as the vehicle neared the municipal council offices with its sirens sounding full-blast, the pyramid collapsed as the firefighters veered violently to the left and plunged several feet to the ground.
The man at the top - who was fortunately wearing a helmet - could be seen desperately clinging onto his ladder before crashing through a palm tree at the side of the road.