‘Lucky man’ escaped crash with minor injuries

AN ‘EXTREMELY lucky’ man escaped with only minor injuries after a traffic collision in Gosport.

The man, aged 50, crashed his vehicle into the corner of a parked low loader in Oakland office park, Aerodrome Road.

He then escaped from the wreckage and called emergency services himself at 9.06pm.

Firefighters rushed to the crash at 9.20pm, treated his injuries – including head wounds – until medics from South Central Ambulance Service arrived.

Watch manager Wayne Goble, from Cosham Fire Station, said the man was ‘extremely lucky.’

He told The News: ‘One private vehicle crashed into the corner of a low loader, which was parked on the side of the road.

‘One male self extricated and fire crews administered medical care until the ambulance arrived.

‘He had wounds to the head but his injuries seemed minor.

‘He was assessed by South Central Ambulance Service and taken to hospital.’