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| Driver survives motorway plunge | Driver survives motorway plunge |
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| A driver has had a miracle escape after his car left a motorway and smashed onto the road below. | A driver has had a miracle escape after his car left a motorway and smashed onto the road below. |
| The accident happened on Saturday afternoon on the M876 motorway at Dennyloanhead, Falkirk. | The accident happened on Saturday afternoon on the M876 motorway at Dennyloanhead, Falkirk. |
| The vehicle hit the pavement about 30ft below, rolled several times and ended up on its side. | The vehicle hit the pavement about 30ft below, rolled several times and ended up on its side. |
| Police and ambulance crews rushed to the scene but the driver was helped from the car with a chipped tooth and cut head and taken to a nearby house. | Police and ambulance crews rushed to the scene but the driver was helped from the car with a chipped tooth and cut head and taken to a nearby house. |
| Several young boys had been playing below the motorway flyover. | Several young boys had been playing below the motorway flyover. |
| He seemed to just have had a cut on his head and a chipped tooth and was able to walk away Thomas BeresfordWitness | |
| One told the BBC Scotland news website: "We heard something and turned round and saw the car in mid-air - I'm sure it was upright flying through the air, it then came down and hit the kerb not far from us. | One told the BBC Scotland news website: "We heard something and turned round and saw the car in mid-air - I'm sure it was upright flying through the air, it then came down and hit the kerb not far from us. |
| "It rolled several times across the road and came to rest on its side." | "It rolled several times across the road and came to rest on its side." |
| Another witness, Thomas Beresford, who is also a first-aider, came across the accident. | Another witness, Thomas Beresford, who is also a first-aider, came across the accident. |
| He said: "When I arrived I saw the car on its side and the driver signalling with his arm through the driver's window. | He said: "When I arrived I saw the car on its side and the driver signalling with his arm through the driver's window. |
| "By the time I got up there he was already out of the car, sitting on the wall. He seemed to just have had a cut on his head and a chipped tooth and was able to walk away." | "By the time I got up there he was already out of the car, sitting on the wall. He seemed to just have had a cut on his head and a chipped tooth and was able to walk away." |
| Central Scotland Police said they were dealing with a serious road accident. | Central Scotland Police said they were dealing with a serious road accident. |
| The driver was taken to Stirling Royal Infirmary but was described as "walking wounded". | The driver was taken to Stirling Royal Infirmary but was described as "walking wounded". |
| A police spokesman said: "The incident happened on the Denny Road flyover when a vehicle landed on the road below, after rolling several times, we believe. | A police spokesman said: "The incident happened on the Denny Road flyover when a vehicle landed on the road below, after rolling several times, we believe. |
| "The circumstances of how it ended up there are currently under investigation." | "The circumstances of how it ended up there are currently under investigation." |