The car lodged five to 10 metres high in orchard crates after an aerial crash in Hastings has been freed by a crane.
The crash occurred on Kenilworth Rd, Mayfair, at about 12.30am on Sunday.
The car fled police down Kenilworth Rd before hitting a patch of gravel at the base of the railway lines and becoming "airborne", according to police. Police said they were not in pursuit at the time of the crash.
A police investigation is ongoing and no charges have been laid.
A man in his 20s who was seriously injured in the car has been discharged from hospital.
