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Mercedes crashes horribly into the back of a vehicle at great speed

In Rawtenstall, Lancashire, the man struck the back of the stopped truck after exceeding the posted 40 mph speed limit while driving at 60 mph.

When police received a call on Friday reporting that a car was “trapped under a lorry,” they “prepared for the worst,” according to police.

Pictures of the wrecked car are horrifying. Its bonnet was ripped off, the windscreen was broken, and the bodywork was severely crushed.

But incredibly, the driver only suffered ‘minor injuries’ and also passed all ‘impairment tests’ after officers arrived at the scene.

Mangled Mercedes which plouged into the rear end of a lorry becoming trapped under a mounted forklift. See SWNS story SWMRcrash. A driver has made a miracle escape from his mangled Mercedes after smashing it head-on into a lorry at high speed. The man was travelling at 60mph in a 40mph zone when he crashed his pricey red motor into the back of the stationary truck, in Rawtenstall, Lancs. Police said officers ?prepared for the worst? when they received a call on Friday (July 14) saying that a car was ?trapped under a lorry?.
The red Mercedes was left crumpled after the smash (Picture: Lancashire Constabulary / SWNS)

Police said 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.’

Social media users who saw the photos said they were stunned the driver had walked away from the horror crash.

One wrote: ‘He is one very lucky person that he is not pushing up daisies.’

Another simply said: ‘Very very lucky’

While a third added: ‘Wowzers- lucky to come out of that unscathed.’

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