Took it on two wheels--on one! For a moment it seemed that they must upset.

Then, by a miracle, the car righted itself.
For a moment it seemed about to straighten itself out and resume its flight.

And then, together, Fred and Boris saw what lay before them, and Boris tried frantically to swing the car out.

In the road lay the wreck of a huge van.
It was too much for Boris.

He did swerve the car, but it struck the wreck.