A man has told how he narrowly escaped death after he lost control of his car and careered off the side of a mountain - dropping 160ft onto the ground below.
Iestyn Brown-Morris, 22, had been driving home from a trip to Llangynidr mountain around 7pm when he hit something on the road which caused him to lose control of the vehicle.
He heard a loud bang on the left side of the car and then found himself hurtling through the air, Wales Online reports.
Iestyn said: "I was really scared. I could not think of anything at the time. As I flew off the cliff and saw the ground coming closer I really thought I was going to die.
“I crashed into the bank and flipped a few times. That car that I worked so hard for for an entire year is a write-off.”
Luckily a group of boys and girls spotted Iestyn, and were able to help him get medical attention.
He said: "They dragged me up the mountain and then shortly after I was stretchered up into the back of an ambulance by the fire brigade.
“The emergency services said they can’t believe I survived."
Iestyn, from Abergavenny, was then taken to the Prince Charles Hospital in Merthyr Tydfil, and he has since made a remarkable recovery.
He said: “I received outstanding care. I was discharged six hours later at 2am after the all clear following a CT scan despite suspicions of a fracture to my lower back.
“I’m slowly feeling better every day. . I haven’t been able to move much at all until day four.”
Iestyn wants to share his story so that others can learn from his experience.
Before the accident, he visited the mountains often, but had been concerned about drivers speeding past him and overtaking.
He said: “Really take care and be extremely cautious when driving on roads such as country lanes and mountains as they aren’t the safest roads on the best of days.
“There are a lot more factors to take in on these roads compared to usual roads in terms of weather conditions, wear and tear of the roads, and the layout of the roads.
“My seatbelt has saved my life. You really don’t know what is around the corner or what could happen when you’re driving.
“I feel fortunate to walk away still breathing.”
