>>>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_yorkshire/8574609.stm
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>>I bet this is a prank; the car is empty and attached to the front of the truck for shock value.
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>If you right, this is really an expensive joke. Who would be do it for just a youtube video?

The reports are that the police are treating it as real. Surprising there wasn't more smoke from the tyres if it was real.