A driver has had a remarkable escape after his 4x4 crash-landed on top of a 7ft high spiked metal fence.
Emergency services carefully freed the man, believed to be in his 50s, after he escaped serious injuries following the accident near an industrial yard in Dudley, West Midlands.
The ambulance service arrived to find the blue and grey crew-cab perched atop the yard's fencing in Shaw Road, at about 8.40am.
Medics said it was "remarkable" the man was not more seriously hurt. He sustained a suspected fractured collarbone, neck pain and some minor facial injuries.
West Midlands Fire and Rescue Service sent 10 firefighters to the scene where they used scaffolding from the nearby yard to build a high platform in order to cut the man free of the wreck.
No other vehicle was involved in the crash.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: "On arrival, crews discovered a male patient, believed to be in his 50s, lying across the front two seats of his vehicle.
"Due to the damage caused in the incident he was trapped and the fire service worked quickly to stabilise the car in order for ambulance staff to be able to fully assess the man."
He added: "Remarkably, the man, who remained conscious throughout, had escaped serious injuries but was treated for minor injuries to his face, neck pain and a suspected fractured collarbone.
"It took approximately an hour to free the man who was immobilised with the use of a scoop stretcher before being moved on to the ambulance and transported to Russells Hall Hospital."
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