Driver’s miracle escape as Mercedes crushed after becoming …

A speeding driver miraculously escaped from a horrific crash after his Mercedes became 'trapped under a lorry' in Rawtenstall. The red Mercedes was left mangled after it was smashed into a lorry.

According to police, the man was travelling at 60mph in a 40mph zone when he crashed the motor into the back of the stationary truck - with the lorry driver asleep in the cab at the time.

Shocking pictures show the wrecked vehicle, which was left with its bonnet torn off, a broken windscreen and heavily crumpled bodywork after the major crash with the HGV.

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Lancashire Police said officers were 'prepared for the worst' when they received a call on Friday (July 14) saying that a car was 'trapped under a lorry' but that the driver only suffered 'minor injuries' and passed impairment tests at the scene.

The lorry driver had been sleeping in his cab at the time of the accident while adding the Mercedes owner had been reported for several driving offences.

A spokesperson from Lancashire Police said: “As a responder, when you hear “car trapped under a lorry”, you prepare yourself for the worst. This lorry was parked up in Rawtenstall with the driver soundly asleep in his cab when the Mercedes collided with the rear of it, becoming trapped underneath the tail mounted forklift.

“Incredibly, the Mercedes driver suffered relatively minor injuries despite travelling at around 60mph (in a 40mph limit) when the collision occurred. He also passed all impairment tests.

"The Mercedes driver has been reported to court for driving without due care and attention, driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence and driving without insurance.”

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