Pensioner glad to be alive after car collides with tree

An elderly man who was involved in a road crash on Sunday has said he is grateful to everyone who stopped to help him.
The scene of the accident.The scene of the accident.
The scene of the accident.

Larry Godson, from Portadown, sustained a badly injured eye and cracked ribs and is in quite a lot of pain.

But his grandson Neo Godson said the pensioner is very thankful to be alive given the seriousness of the accident.

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Mr Godson’s car struck a tree on the Portadown off-slip of the M1 motorway.

Police said a number of women pulled together to drag the tree off the 
car.

In a post on their Facebook page, the police thanked all the motorists who stopped to help.

Police, Fire Brigade and the Ambulance Service attended the scene.