Incredible escape after car slams into apartment becoming wedged above two-metre drain

An elderly woman’s car incredibly jumped a drain and slammed into an apartment, leaving her stranded above a two-metre drop.

An elderly woman has had an extremely lucky escape after her car careered off the road and somehow became wedged across a large drain.

The woman in her 70s managed to avoid any serious injuries after her car extraordinarily jumped across a drain in Double Bay, in Sydney’s east, and slammed into the side of an apartment building.

Two NSW Ambulance paramedic road crews and a Rapid Response motorcycle were called to the scene on Kiaora Road just after 3pm on Tuesday.

The car was suspended two metres above the ground, with crews forced to strategically remove the woman through the vehicle’s boot.

A woman miraculously avoided serious injury after her car jumped a drain in Double Bay. Picture: NSW Ambulance

Paramedics treated her for a knee injury and she was taken to St Vincents Hospital in a stable condition.

NSW Ambulance Inspector Giles Buchanan said she was “extremely lucky” to not have been seriously injured in the accident.

“The lady was extremely lucky to not end up in the drain, I couldn’t believe it,” he said.

“Our team was able to safely extricate her from the rear hatch of her car after ensuring the vehicle was stable.”

Mr Buchanan said the incident was a “reminder to be careful behind the wheel as you can get into a tricky situation quickly.”

He told 2GB on Tuesday it was understood the crash was not the result of a medical episode.

A photo from the scene showed the car’s unfortunate position above the concrete drain, likely causing a headache for the tow truck.

Originally published as Incredible escape after car slams into apartment becoming wedged above two-metre drain