Lorry driver survives cliff plunge

A Lithuanian lorry driver suffered broken bones but survived after his vehicle tumbled 200 feet down a snow-covered cliff in central Norway, bringing a tow lorry with it.

Police spokesman Geir Riise said the lorry did not have the right tyres and was being towed up a serpentine mountain road in Leirfjord, some 435 miles north of Oslo, when it slid to the side and tipped over the guard rail.