Driver wraps sports car around lamp-post – but escapes with minor injuries

Derbyshire's Roads Policing Unit has released a terrifying image on Twitter, which should make drivers think twice about their speed in wet and rainy conditions. It shows a sporty Toyota MR2 bent almost double after leaving the road at high speed and hitting a lamp post.

The driver of the MR2 had a very narrow escape, with the caption saying: "Lucky to escape with minor injuries". The collision occurred on the A50 near Alvaston after a spell of heavy rain.

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