A British holidaymaker has described the moment he was forced to jump over a promenade wall to avoid a terrorist who drove a truck through crowds of people in Nice.

At least 84 people have died after the Bastille Day attack on Nice's famous Promenade des Anglais.

Laurence Olding, 32, and his fiancee had stopped on the promenade to listen to a band when the atrocity unfolded.

Mr Olding, from London, told Sky News: "We heard lots of commotion, shrieking and shouting and then we saw a truck coming down the promenade, probably at 30 or 40mph, careering from side to side.

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"Obviously everybody was running and very concerned about this.


"We didn't know what to do so we turned around as everybody else did.

"It got quite close to us so I decided to jump over the wall of the promenade and landed on the concrete which was a bit further down than I anticipated.

"We were very lucky."

In the chaos Mr Olding briefly lost his fiancee, who had also jumped over the promenade wall.

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After they found each other they walked across the beach but decided to run when the sound of gunfire erupted in the distance.

They did not stop until they reached their apartment.

Mr Olding said: "There was debris and people lying seriously injured and maybe even dead in the road.

"It was quite unlike anything I've ever seen or would hope to see again.

"It was awful."

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Mr Olding, who injured his wrist in the promenade fall, added: "I wouldn't wish it on anyone, that's for sure.

"So much happens on instinct, whatever you plan to do just kicks in and you run."

The truck eventually came to a stop on Promenade Des Anglais after someone jumped onto the side of it, as people screamed for the driver to stop.

The attacker then emerged from the vehicle and was confronted by revellers, some of whom thought it was still an accident.

The man, believed to be 31-year-old Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel, was then shot dead by police.

Several guns and grenades were found inside the vehicle, Christian Estrosi, president of the region, has confirmed.

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