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Vancouver man walks away from bad highway crash in Langley

A Vancouver man has to be the luckiest man alive, after walking away nearly unharmed from a bad car crash on the Trans Canada Highway in Langley, B.C., early Sunday morning.

The driver fell asleep trying to get home from a sightseeing trip in Nelson, B.C.

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The driver, wearing the brown shirt, was nearly unscathed after knocking down two trees and crashing down a five metre embankment, early Sunday morning in Langley, B.C. (Rafferty Baker/CBC)

A Vancouver man has to be the luckiest person alive, after walking away nearly unharmed from a car crash on the Trans Canada Highway in Langley, B.C., early Sunday morning.

The man, who declined to give his name, said he fell asleep around 1 a.m., PT, on his way back from a sightseeing trip to Nelson, B.C.

His car, a Mazda sedan, smashed through two 20 cm trees and down a steep five metre embankment on the highway, just east of 264 Street in Langley. 

A police officer takes a photo of a Mazda sedan, after it was pulled up a steep embankment by a tow truck, early Sunday morning in Langley. (Rafferty Baker/CBC)

The driver said he had pulled over near Hope to rest, but then tried to finish the drive home to Vancouver.

He was a little banged up and bloody after the crash, but didn't appear to need any medical treatment. 

The driver said he awoke just as the car was leaving the highway, and experienced the entire frightening crash. 

The car was completely destroyed, but the driver was able to collect his personal possessions from the wreck before it was towed away.

A Vancouver man collects his belongings from his wrecked car before it gets towed away, early Sunday morning. (Rafferty Baker/CBC)
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