Shocking photos show car impaled by a guardrail in Connecticut
A US motorist was "miraculously" left with only minor injuries after a car was impaled by a guardrail, according to first responders.
The single-vehicle accident occurred on a freeway in Manchester, Connecticut, on Monday afternoon, according to a Facebook post from the Manchester Fire Rescue EMS.
The guardrail separated and then impaled the vehicle, says the department. Shocking photos included in the Facebook post show the guardrail protruding from the side of a black sedan.
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A motorist was left with only minor injuries after a car was impaled by a guardrail in Connecticut. Manchester Fire Rescue
The guardrail "travelled through the passenger compartment, between both front seats and then exited the rear, extending approximately 20-feet (six-metres) beyond it," according to the Facebook post.
The car's occupant miraculously suffered only minor injuries, Manchester Fire Rescue EMS said.
The occupant was transported to a hospital by fire department paramedics.
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