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Watch a Badass Helicopter Pilot Land on a Narrow Guard Rail to Drop Off a Doctor

"Oh, I just thought I'd pop in."

This incredibly fancy bit of flying comes from Norway where van reportedly crashed on a narrow road. According to local news reports, the driver was able to walk away from the crash, but it's unclear how serious any injuries he may have sustained were.

Regardless, a helicopter carrying a doctor was sent—it's not surprising that it was called, considering the van drove headlong into a cliff—and had to balance narrowly on a guard rail to allow the doctor to climb out. A regular ambulance eventually showed up to take care of the driver. (There's no word on where the intrepid doctor.)

According to the guy or gal who posted in on Reddit, this isn't an uncommon occurance in Norway, and "similar landings will be executed on rock formations or on cabin roofs during mountain rescues." But even if this happened every day, it'd still be an unbelievably badass move.

@derektmead