He thought it was a drive-thru: Car left hanging in mid-air after motorist smashes through wall

By RICHARD HARTLEY-PARKINSON
Last updated at 8:24 AM on 2nd March 2011

Rescue workers were left scratching their head for a solution to free a car that got stuck in a wall.

The driver of the white estate lost control in a car park close to Nanbin Mansions in Chongging, China.

It smashed into the wall and just kept going, sending bits of masonry flying.

Large pieces of the wall landed on the windscreen of the car, but fortunately none broke through to hit anyone in the car.

The driver had to get climb out of the car through a back passenger door because the front doors were firmly wedged shut.

Hanging: The car balances precariously as a shocked man looks on in disbelief

Debris: The car stopped before it drove completely through the wall

Several people helped to retrieve the car using jacks to lift the bottom clear of the edge of the wall, chains to pull it with, and brute force.

Tight squeeze: Rescue workers try to lift the front of the car so that it can be pulled back into the car park

The Quirky Globe