The terrified animal appeared to be a seconds from death when an unexpected window of opportunity appeared.
Samantha Pittendrigh, 20, filmed as the impala leapt through the passenger-side window of a Toyota Prado.
She said: "We started freaking out going crazy. We couldn't believe it - we were absolutely dumbstruck.
"We watched the cheetah chasing the impala. We saw a few of them turn around in the bushes towards the road they were running from.
"All of a sudden we saw the impala jump out of the bushes and then someone started screaming 'it is in the car, it is in the car'.
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Samantha Pittendrigh, 20, filmed as the impala leapt through the passenger-side window of a Toyota Prado.
She said: "We started freaking out going crazy. We couldn't believe it - we were absolutely dumbstruck.
"We watched the cheetah chasing the impala. We saw a few of them turn around in the bushes towards the road they were running from.
"All of a sudden we saw the impala jump out of the bushes and then someone started screaming 'it is in the car, it is in the car'.
Read more and video at link: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/s...rom-cheetah-by-leaping-into-tourists-car.html