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Iestyn Brown-Morris, 22, lost control of his black Volkswagen as he drove home from Llangynidr mountain in south Wales on Sunday evening. His car plummeted off the cliff, crashed into terrain and flipped several times.

Dramatic photographs show the wreckage of the motor, which ended up on its roof on the mountainside.

But miraculously Iestyn, who’d saved for a year to buy the car, was rescued and was given the all-clear after scans in hospital.

He told Wales Online: “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 believe the car fell around 50m into the bank below. I don’t really remember much. It all happened so fast.

“I hit the ground and the next thing I know I’m upside-down looking for the door to escape.”

As I flew off the cliff and saw the ground coming closer I really thought I was going to die

Iestyn Brown-Morris

Iestyn was spotted by a group of boys and girls who were on the mountain at the time whom he said he can’t thank enough.

“They dragged me up the mountain and then shortly after I was stretchered up into the back of an ambulance by the fire brigade,” Iestyn, from nearby Abergavenny, continued.

“The emergency services said they can’t believe I survived.”

He was dashed to hospital with a suspected fracture to his lower back but tests showed no severe damage, and he was released within six hours.

The driver added: “I received outstanding care.

“I’m slowly feeling better every day. The extreme pain all came on day two and day three. I haven’t been able to move much at all until day four.

“I feel fortunate to walk away still breathing.”

Iestyn had watched the sunset after work on Llangynidr mountain, one of his favourite places, and used the usual route along the winding mountain road home.

He was confident on the road but, on Sunday, hit something, which caused him to lose control.

He said: “I drive the roads there very regularly and have never had any scares or problems. I see a lot of drivers speeding past me and even overtaking sometimes, which baffles me.

“I decided to go home near 7pm when the sun had gone down. I wasn’t sure at the time what I had hit, it felt like a big dip, and then a loud bang on the left side of the vehicle which caused me to lose control.”

Iestyn was wearing a seatbelt, which he says helped save is life.

He has now warned other drivers to take care on rural roads.

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,” he added.

“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.”

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