Car left in precarious position following parallel parking mishap

A car ended up mounting another in Rowley Regis in the West Midlands after the driver failed in his attempt to reverse park. The silver Vauxhall ended up on just two wheels as a result of the crash with the dark blue Ford.

An off-duty fireman who happened to be at the scene at the time, first alerted emergency services to the situation when he saw an elderly man, who was driving the Vauxhall, attempt to reverse park behind the Ford. He watched in horror as the driver managed to mount the parked car, smashing through the drivers side window in the process.



A fire crew from Haden Cross Fire Station along with one ambulance and a police car attended the scene at around 9.50am on Wednesday morning. Cliff Page, from Haden Cross Fire Station, said: "We received a call on Wednesday morning from an off duty fireman who was down at the scene. The Vauxhall had in fact mounted the parked Ford.

"Fortunately he was not trapped in the car and managed to get out by the time the fire crew and ambulance arrived. We're still unsure as to how it exactly happened. The elderly driver maintains he was just trying to park, whether his foot slipped or he lost control of the gears, we just don't know. He was discharged at the scene by paramedics without needing to go to hospital."