Lucky to survive freak accident

A MAN is lucky to be alive, after a piece of timber fell from a vehicle and hit him in the head in Narre Warren on Tuesday.
The 64-year-old man was travelling in the back seat of a car, when the object crashed through the back window and into his head.
Cranbourne and Hampton Park paramedics treated the man after being called to the scene at the intersection of Princes Highway and Magid Drive at about 10am.
Intensive care paramedic Peter Godwin said crews arrived to find the man in severe pain.
“The man is incredibly lucky. Had the timber hit a bit harder he could have been killed, or left a quadriplegic,” Mr Godwin said.
“Paramedics put a neck brace on (him), given the potential for spinal injuries. We put a drip in his arm and he was given fluid and pain relief.”
The man was transported to The Alfred hospital in a stable condition.
Narre Warren Police said investigations into the incident would continue.