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Jose and mark dart up a ladder to the top of the 20-ton truck, figuring it wont budge, theyll be safe. theyre mistaken. 150,000 gallons of water a second are now rushing down the l.a. river, forcing the mixer to move. >> thats when i started getting scared. and if the water pushed us right into the middle of the river and we started floating down river. >> the truck is just approaching the 10 freeway southbound over the river. >> jose and mark are just beginning their wild ride. up ahead, bridge...

Driver, and his partner, mark, are set to work on the dry bed of the los angeles river fixing a crumbling overpass like these crews seen here. on most days the l.a. river looks like this, an open concrete trench, but when it rains the storm runoff from all the valleys in los angeles has only one place to go, the river basin. theres no forecast for heavy rain, just a light drizzle at most. nothing to worry about. but suddenly up river about noon it begins to pour. >> i was very concerned. and i k...

Going to be able to make it. >> its 1997. jose nunez, a cement truck driver, and his partner, mark, are set to work on the dry bed of the los angeles river fixing a crumbling overpass like these crews seen here. on most days the l.a. river looks like this, an open concrete trench, but when it rains the storm runoff from all the valleys in los angeles has only one place to go, the river basin. theres no forecast for heavy rain, just a light drizzle at most. nothing to worry about. but suddenly up...

Up ahead, bridges, overpasses and then a clear shot out to the pacific ocean. but first, a more immediate fear -- the truck hits a bridge abutment, breaks free, but nearly rolls over. mark is afraid the mixer might tip and crush them. he wants to jump off and take his chances in the raging river. >> i was ready to jump at any time in case the truck would roll over. i didnt want to be underneath it. >> but jose nunez wants to stay put. the men agree to hang on and take their chances on the moving...

>> an ordinary day on the job comes to a surreal end for two construction workers. by 5:00, theyre not heading home to their families but heading 30 miles an hour down the los angeles river clinging to the side of a cement truck fighting for their lives. >> certain points you think that -- you start doubting that, you know, youre probably not going to be able to make it. >> its 1997. jose nunez, a cement truck driver, and his partner, mark, are set to work on the dry bed of the los angeles river...

It begins to pour. >> i was very concerned. and i kept telling mark that we should be out of there. >> at first, the water downstream is just a trickle. then jose and mark hear a dull roar. they look behind them, and see a seven-foot wall of water. >> it was like a brownish water with lots of trash in front of it. and i knew then that we were in trouble. >> the men race for their mixer, but water quickly floods the cab. jose and mark dart up a ladder to the top of the 20-ton truck, figuring it w...

I tried to get up but my jacket was caught in the stroller. i was on my stomach getting dragged. >> the little boy is perfectly fine. li suffers just minor head injuries. after the ordeal, the stranger who tried to help collapses on the platform. its a frightening wild ride. and in the end, mother and child are very lucky to be alive. going underneath the pomona and the 10 freeways right now. >> an ordinary day on the job comes to a surreal end for two construction workers. by 5:00, theyre not...

Driver, and his partner, mark, are set to work on the dry bed of the los angeles river fixing a crumbling overpass like these crews seen here. on most days the l.a. river looks like this, an open concrete trench, but when it rains the storm runoff from all the valleys in los angeles has only one place to go, the river basin. theres no forecast for heavy rain, just a light drizzle at most. nothing to worry about. but suddenly up river about noon it begins to pour. >> i was very concerned. and i k...

Jose and mark dart up a ladder to the top of the 20-ton truck, figuring it wont budge, theyll be safe. theyre mistaken. 150,000 gallons of water a second are now rushing down the l.a. river, forcing the mixer to move. >> thats when i started getting scared. and if the water pushed us right into the middle of the river and we started floating down river. >> the truck is just approaching the 10 freeway southbound over the river. >> jose and mark are just beginning their wild ride. up ahead, bridge...

Cab. jose and mark dart up a ladder to the top of the 20-ton truck, figuring it wont budge, theyll be safe. theyre mistaken. 150,000 gallons of water a second are now rushing down the l.a. river, forcing the mixer to move. >> thats when i started getting scared. and if the water pushed us right into the middle of the river and we started floating down river. >> the truck is just approaching the 10 freeway southbound over the river. >> jose and mark are just beginning their wild ride. up ahead, b...