A van driver somehow walked away with only minor injuries after his vehicle ended up being crushed between two vans on the M1 Motorway in Leicestershire on Friday.
Following the van driver’s miracle escape, Leicestershire Police Specials said they had told him to „get a lottery ticket” and that they were „very happy to report only very slight injuries.”
According to the Leicester Mercury, one the lorry drivers was assessed at the scene by paramedics but the driver of the other lorry was uninjured.
Our #SRT tipped out to help @LeicsPoliceRPU #SCIU on the #M1 today. The driver of the van in the middle (yes that’s a van) was told to get a lottery ticket. Very happy to report only very slight injuries, thanks to @HighwaysEMIDS for the assistance too pic.twitter.com/XkPCTTvE6p
— Leicestershire Police Specials (@LeicsSpecials) October 2, 2020
The accident led to all four lanes of the motorway being closed for several hours; the road eventually opened again at 3pm.
Photo credit: Leicestershire Police Specials / Twitter