This is the miraculous moment a driver survived being crushed between two big rigs in a nightmare pileup on an icy freeway. Kaleb Whitby, 27, stares out calmly from the mangled wreckage of his Chevy Silverado after the two semi-trucks smashed into each other on the I-84 in Oregon - with him in the middle. Despite his precarious position wedged between the two metal trailers, and with a steering column tight against his leg, Whitby emerged from the deathtrap almost entirely unscathed. Scroll down for video . Miracle: Kaleb Whitby, 27, posed for this photo in the twisted metal ruins of his Chevy Silverado after a horror pileup on Saturday near Baker City, Oregon . After the escape: The crumpled driver's cab of Whitby's pickup was left behind, above, after he was helped out . Caught in the middle: Whitby was left facing oncoming traffic - including the second truck - and feared dying in the crash . He posed for the photograph, taken by another truck driver invovled in the Saturday morning 50-driver pileup, which left 18-wheelers sprawled across the icy freeway outside Baker City, Oregon. Whitby described the terrifying moments before his unlikely survival to The Oregonian, saying he swerved to avoid a jackknifed truck - only to get crushed by another out of control big rig. He had been driving up an incline behind the vehicle for a while, Whitby said, but backed away because the fog was so thick. The next time he saw it, the big rig was splayed across the lanes of the freeway, leaving him nowhere to go. He tried to swerve round it, but hit the back end and was left sat on the road, side-on to approaching traffic. No wiggle room: The two big rigs, right, ended up practically sandwiched together in the pileup, which did not kill anybody . Smashed up: Whitby was caught between the two trucks pictured above in the icy, foggy and windy crash . Huge: As many as 50 vehicles, mostly trucks, were caught up in the wreckage . Next, he noticed a second big rig barreling towards him, with no way to avoid him. 'I just braced and hoped that everything would be all right', Whitby said. The next thing he knew, the crash was over and he was surrounded by broken glass and mangled metal - but was otherwise unharmed. Whitby, a farmer from Pasco, Washington, managed to cut himself free of his seatbelt, and move the steering column from his leg. He then shouted for help - and was rescued by Sergi Karplyuk, who drove the second truck in the crash. Whitby, now safe, posed for the incredible picture before getting out. After looking himself over, Whitby realized he was hardly injured at all. He told The Oregonian: 'I've got two Band-Aids on my right ring finger. And a little bit of ice on my left eye.' Twelve people were taken to hospital as a result of the pileup, one of whom was in critical condition Sunday. The freeway has since been re-opened. More than 20 cars piled up on I-76 in Philadelphia after freezing rain on Sunday morning . At least four people have died and dozens more injured after freezing rain hit the Northeast on Sunday morning. A pair of multi-car pileups - including one involving dozens of vehicles - in icy conditions on interstates in the Philadelphia area claimed at least three lives as authorities reported hundreds of crashes were reported across eastern Pennsylvania. A crash involving an estimated 30 to 50 vehicles on Interstate 76 early on Sunday killed one person, state police said. The crash blamed on 'flash-freezing' prompted closure of the highway in both directions, although one lane was reopened in the afternoon. Two other people were killed in a crash involving multiple vehicles on Interstate 476, police said. In Connecticut, police cited slippery conditions in a crash that killed an 88-year-old woman who struck a utility pole in New Haven. Splayed: This mail truck and another container vehicle were badly damaged on the Oregon road . Caved cab: Another busted big rig is pictured on the road amidst the devastation caused by the pileup . Cold: Icy conditions, as well as wind and fog, contributed to dangerous conditions on the I-84 .
Kaleb Whitby, 27, was pictured in mangled wreckage of Chevy pickup truck .
Tried to avoid jackknifed big rig on Oregon's I-84, but was left facing traffic .
A second semi truck bore down on him and also got caught in the pileup .
But Whitby improbably survived - and posed for an incredible photograph .
Around 50 vehicles were involved in Saturday morning crash .
This is the miraculous moment a driver survived being crushed between two big rigs in a nightmare pileup on an icy freeway. Kaleb Whitby, 27, stares out calmly from the mangled wreckage of his Chevy Silverado after the two semi-trucks smashed into each other on the I-84 in Oregon - with him in the middle. Despite his precarious position wedged between the two metal trailers, and with a steering column tight against his leg, Whitby emerged from the deathtrap almost entirely unscathed. Scroll down for video . Miracle: Kaleb Whitby, 27, posed for this photo in the twisted metal ruins of his Chevy Silverado after a horror pileup on Saturday near Baker City, Oregon . After the escape: The crumpled driver's cab of Whitby's pickup was left behind, above, after he was helped out . Caught in the middle: Whitby was left facing oncoming traffic - including the second truck - and feared dying in the crash . He posed for the photograph, taken by another truck driver invovled in the Saturday morning 50-driver pileup, which left 18-wheelers sprawled across the icy freeway outside Baker City, Oregon. Whitby described the terrifying moments before his unlikely survival to The Oregonian, saying he swerved to avoid a jackknifed truck - only to get crushed by another out of control big rig. He had been driving up an incline behind the vehicle for a while, Whitby said, but backed away because the fog was so thick. The next time he saw it, the big rig was splayed across the lanes of the freeway, leaving him nowhere to go. He tried to swerve round it, but hit the back end and was left sat on the road, side-on to approaching traffic. No wiggle room: The two big rigs, right, ended up practically sandwiched together in the pileup, which did not kill anybody . Smashed up: Whitby was caught between the two trucks pictured above in the icy, foggy and windy crash . Huge: As many as 50 vehicles, mostly trucks, were caught up in the wreckage . Next, he noticed a second big rig barreling towards him, with no way to avoid him. 'I just braced and hoped that everything would be all right', Whitby said. The next thing he knew, the crash was over and he was surrounded by broken glass and mangled metal - but was otherwise unharmed. Whitby, a farmer from Pasco, Washington, managed to cut himself free of his seatbelt, and move the steering column from his leg. He then shouted for help - and was rescued by Sergi Karplyuk, who drove the second truck in the crash. Whitby, now safe, posed for the incredible picture before getting out. After looking himself over, Whitby realized he was hardly injured at all. He told The Oregonian: 'I've got two Band-Aids on my right ring finger. And a little bit of ice on my left eye.' Twelve people were taken to hospital as a result of the pileup, one of whom was in critical condition Sunday. The freeway has since been re-opened. More than 20 cars piled up on I-76 in Philadelphia after freezing rain on Sunday morning . At least four people have died and dozens more injured after freezing rain hit the Northeast on Sunday morning. A pair of multi-car pileups - including one involving dozens of vehicles - in icy conditions on interstates in the Philadelphia area claimed at least three lives as authorities reported hundreds of crashes were reported across eastern Pennsylvania. A crash involving an estimated 30 to 50 vehicles on Interstate 76 early on Sunday killed one person, state police said. The crash blamed on 'flash-freezing' prompted closure of the highway in both directions, although one lane was reopened in the afternoon. Two other people were killed in a crash involving multiple vehicles on Interstate 476, police said. In Connecticut, police cited slippery conditions in a crash that killed an 88-year-old woman who struck a utility pole in New Haven. Splayed: This mail truck and another container vehicle were badly damaged on the Oregon road . Caved cab: Another busted big rig is pictured on the road amidst the devastation caused by the pileup . Cold: Icy conditions, as well as wind and fog, contributed to dangerous conditions on the I-84 .
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