A snow plow operator narrowly escaped death in Turkey's eastern Van province as avalanche hit the mountainous road he was clearing.

In a video which surfaced on Sunday, the moment of the avalanche is seen through the smartphone camera of the driver who was following the snow plow.

The avalanche occurred in Başkale district of eastern Van province, during the snow clearing works operated by the snow removal teams of the local municipality in a mountainous road linking the Aydemir neighborhood to Kevçikan hamlet.

Later on, the avalanche-hit road was reopened to traffic after three-hours of cleaning.

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