VN24 - 24-02-2023 (D/M/Y) - Fröndenberg (district Unna) / Germany - What an incredible luck had this passenger car driver! In the very early morning hours, a 22-year-old man was driving on a country road in an easterly direction. According to the police, he is said to have avoided a collision with an animal, causing his Opel to skid in a slight curve. Thereby the car left the road into a forest area and fell there about 6 to 7 meters deep into a gorge. The vehicle overturned in free fall and came to rest on its roof in the wetland just inches from a pond. The driver was trapped in the wreckage because the door frames were stuck in the mire.
Now several factors come together that made this accident not end tragically. First, the car landed just inches from deeper water, so the driver did not drown. Then, fortunately, he remained conscious and managed to get to his cell phone after an unknown time, which was indeed still working. At 7:22 a.m., he was able to dial the emergency line himself and call for help. This proved to be somewhat difficult, as the driver was initially unable to give the location correctly. Immediately, rescue workers from the surrounding area set out and searched the streets. The accident was not visible from the road. The 22-year-old managed to get out of his predicament, locating himself with his cell phone and then giving a street name. Finally, the helpers found the car far below the road in the forest and initiated the rescue. According to initial reports, the driver is considered to have only minor injuries. Had all these things that led to his rescue not happened, the accident would likely have gone undetected for quite some time. A mobile crane had to be ordered to recover the vehicle.
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