Dramatic footage captures the aftermath of a horror crash in which a car careered off the side of a busy dual carriageway and plunged 30ft onto a cycle path below.
Miraculously two people, a man and a woman, survived the crash and were taken to hospital with only minor injuries.
Two ambulances, three paramedic cars and an air ambulance as well as police and fire crews were called to the scene of the crash in Wincheap, near Kent.
Dramatic footage captures the aftermath of a horror crash in which a car careered off the side of a busy dual carriageway and plunged 30ft onto a cycle path below, in Wincheap, Kent
Live video posted on social media moments after the crash showed the dramatic scene.
One woman in the car, who is understood to have been the front passenger, is heard groaning in pain from within the wreckage, just off the A2.
Above, a gap can be seen in a barrier on the side of a bridge where the out of control car smashed through.
The front of the white hatchback was totally destroyed as it lay on its side, with smoke emerging from beneath the bonnet.
A woman in the car could be heard crying in pain and appeared in the video to try and get out of the car – thankfully only suffering an ankle injury.
Miraculously two people, a man and a woman, survived the crash and were taken to hospital with only minor injuries
The man who was driving was also thought to be conscious when they were both taken to hospital.
Shocked passers-by stopped to help the woman while one person called emergency services.
A Kent Police spokesperson said: ‘Kent Police was called at 11.29am after a car went through a barrier on the A2 London-bound near Wincheap, Canterbury, and overturned onto a footpath below.
Two ambulances, three paramedic cars and an air ambulance as well as police and fire crews were called to the scene of the crash in Wincheap, near Kent
‘Officers are currently at the scene along with colleagues from the fire and ambulance services.’
Photographer Sean Vincent, 25, was first on the scene after the vehicle plunged on to the path below.
He said: ‘I was doing my shopping walking home like always round the fields under the A2.
‘I heard what sounded like a lorry losing its load big bangs. I then saw a car landing under the bridge in smoke.
One woman in the car, who is understood to have been the front passenger in the vehicle, could be heard groaning after the crash on the A2 on Monday
‘I ran to assist and then others joined after 5- 10 min the emergency services arrived.’
He said the car had two passengers – a man and a woman – but the female was in a bad way.
‘I spoke with the female she complained of her legs hurting,’ he added.