A driver has had a narrow escape after crashing his car into a bridge on the M19 Durban-bound in Westville yesterday afternoon.
The back end of the car had been smashed right up to the back seat.
ER24 paramedics dispatched from Pinetown found the driver walking around on the scene, complaining of pains to his left shoulder. He had not suffered any other injuries and decided that he would go to the doctor for possible further medical attention once his family arrived.
It is unclear what caused the driver to lose control of the vehicle, but it may have been due to mechanical problems as he was taking the corner. The car left the road and went into the centre medium, then slid backwards into the bridge.
ER24 said if the front of the car had hit the bridge, the driver would not have been so lucky.