A BMW driver had a lucky escape when his car crashed into a ditch at a motorway services near Burnham-On-Sea on Monday lunchtime.
The man lost control of his vehicle while driving on the slipway into the northbound Sedgemoor Services at around mid-day.
His car ended up in a ditch running alongside the slipway and a fence was also damaged, but he received “non life-threatening” injuries, a police spokesman told Burnham-On-Sea.com.
Paramedics took the man, who has not been named, to Weston General Hospital by ambulance.
The police spokesman said it was believed the casualty had been coming off the motorway for medical reasons.
“It’s thought the man may have had a disorder, such as diabetes, and was coming off the motorway to take medication or get help.”
The Highways Agency closed the sliproad for several minutes while the vehicle was recovered.
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