Miraculous escape for Peterborough motorist as railing pierces car narrowly missing child seat and driver

A woman had a very lucky escape after crashing her car into a railing which pierced the cabin narrowly missing a child seat and steering wheel.

The crash, involving a red Renault Megane, took place this morning, Monday May 21 at 10.20am in Gunthorpe Ridings near The Harrier pub.

The railing pierced the cabin of the Renault.placeholder image
The railing pierced the cabin of the Renault.

The car crashed through a section of fencing before hitting a piece of railing, which pierced a rear window, missed a child seat, and travelled through the centre of the steering wheel, narrowly missing the driver, exiting through the windscreen.

Nobody was injured in the crash.

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