A MOTORIST is lucky to be alive after his car overturned at the bottom of a motorway embankment near Redditch this morning.

Ambulance crews were called to the M42 westbound between junctions 3 and 2 at about 8.30am.

The driver, a man in his 40s, was incredibly lucky to walk away uninjured after his car left the motorway and landed on its roof.

The man managed to free himself from the vehicle and was conscious throughout.

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “Crews had to battle through thick hedges and shrubbery in order to reach the man, whilst the air ambulance was able to land on a field nearby where the vehicle had come to rest.

“The man was assessed, but incredibly walked away uninjured, bar a small graze to his arm and did not require transporting to hospital.

“Given the nature of the incident and the fact the car has overturned, the man is fortunate not to have suffered more significant injuries.”

An ambulance, a paramedic area support officer, a doctor and the Midlands Air Ambulance from Strensham attended the scene.