The driver of a ute that plunged 20m down a hill after a collision with another car surprised onlookers by escaping the wreckage and then scaling back down to fetch his belongings.
The man's ute and another car collided on Warner Rd in Oropi about 5pm yesterday, which resulted in the ute crashing over a bank and rolling 20m down a nearby hill.
The male driver, who was the sole occupant, managed to free himself from the wreckage before climbing up the steep hill to the road. Passing motorists and people from neighbouring houses had gathered at the accident scene by that stage.
Shortly after, the man scaled back down to the flipped vehicle to fetch his tool box, shoes and belongings before emergency services arrived.
Police and St John Ambulance staff were called to the scene just before 5pm where the driver was treated for minor injuries. He appeared shaken by the accident.
