Driver walks away dazed but uninjured after car falls 12m onto railway tracks

A driver is lucky to be alive after his car fell 12 metres off an embankment onto railway tracks south of Sydney.

The 34-year-old man from Long Jetty reportedly fell asleep while travelling along the Hume Highway at Yanderra in the southern highlands, shortly before 11pm last night.

His blue Ford Falcon came to a rest on its side across the southbound tracks.

Footage shows the driver walking away from the car dazed but otherwise uninjured.

A truck driver witnessed the crash and alerted emergency services.

Train services were disrupted until the car was removed by a crane at 2am.

The man was taken to Liverpool Hospital for observation.