A driving instructor smashed into a lamppost while trying to overtake an ambulance, with the front of the car left severely battered.
Shocking photos showed extensive damage to the front of the car after it had veered into the lamppost which then crashed to the floor.
Police swarmed the scene after being called by the ambulance service to the crash just off the M61 in Bolton, Greater Manchester.
Officers say the vehicle had tried to overtake an ambulance while driving round a bend before crashing into the lamppost, the MEN reports.
Miraculously, no one was injured.
Pictures from the scene show debris from the car along the road's pavement with the lamppost taken completely out of the ground.
Police were able to confirm that the driver of the vehicle was a private driving instructor who was reported after the collision by officers.
A Greater Manchester Police Traffic spokesman said: "NWAS called on our patrols for assist at RTC earlier today (Water Gate Lane). Vehicle over took ambulance on a bend and took out a lamppost.
"Turns out driver was a Privateer driving instructor.
"Vehicle recovered Driver Reported."
