THE driver of a car which crashed through a fence and stopped just short of train tracks had a lucky escape as an oncoming train was able to stop - just in time.

The car crashed through a fence and travelled down a bank before stopping yards from the tracks, near to Wythall Railway Station on Lea Green Lane.

Thankfully, the oncoming train was able to stop short of the incident and the driver of the car, a woman, was uninjured.

West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to the incident, about 10pm on Tuesday, October 6, and sent a community paramedic in a rapid response vehicle and a paramedic area support officer to the scene.

An ambulance service spokesman said: “It is incredibly fortunate that the woman was uninjured and the oncoming train managed to stop short of the incident.

“The car stopped about a foot short of the track after leaving the road, breaking through a fence and travelling down an embankment.

“The woman, who was the sole occupant of the car, did not require attention from ambulance staff and was discharged at scene.”