A Hampshire driver had a miracle escape when his car was wrecked after it hit a tree.

Police say they were called at 11.44pm on Saturday to Norris Hill Road in Fleet.

They said the driver, a 22-year-old man from Farnborough, was taken to hospital with minor injuries.

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Police were called at 11.44pm on Saturday to a collision on Norris Hill Road, Fleet

Tweeting about it on Sunday morning, the county’s Roads Policing Account wrote: ‘A vehicle was in collision with a tree. Driver provided a roadside breath test above the legal limit. He walked away from the car but was taken to hospital for checks. How he walked away we don’t know.’

Hampshire driver has miracle escape after car hits tree late at night