Emergency services found the lone vehicle absolutely smashed to smithereens in a field, with clothing and personal belongings scattered everywhere
This was the shocking scene that emergency services came upon on Thursday when they were called to a reported single-vehicle crash in Co Antrim.
Police described it as a miracle that the driver escaped serious injury.
Posting about the incident on social media, Police Causeway Coast & Glens said they initially feared “the absolute worst”.
A PSNI spokesperson said: “Sometimes as police officers you arrive upon a scene of destruction and think, there is no way anyone has survived!
“Yesterday, police alongside Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS) were tasked to a one vehicle road traffic collision. The only details provided to us on route was the rough location and that a male had been ejected from the vehicle.
“As our first callsign, two officers from Ballymoney & Moyle NPT came over the brow of the hill they thought the absolute worst. They saw a lone vehicle absolutely smashed to smithereens in a field, with clothing and personal belongings scattered everywhere!
“We were very thankful that a passing motorist had noticed the vehicle leave the road in his mirror and it was this male that raised the alarm and rang NIAS. Another two persons from a nearby business also attended and provided first aid by bandaging up the males head and arms.
“As you can see the drivers side roof was entirely crushed in and the male was ejected via the sun roof. It is a miracle that he didn’t receive life-changing injuries or worse. Even the two first responders from NIAS were shocked!
“Before people start wondering or commenting how they believed it happened, we’ll tell you. This happened on a quite rural road with grass verges each side. It’s a narrow road at that and two cars meeting requires both persons to move into the verge slightly.
“Unfortunately this male caught the verge, over steered, panicked and winded up rolling into the hedge and down the field.
“We are just so thankful that no lives were lost and for the immediate call for help and first aid by the passing members of the public.”
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