KIDNEY donor Wes Joyce has described how his car flipped 20ft into the air and into oncoming traffic after he "lost control" of the vehicle.

The 35-year-old, who lives in Worcester, was driving on the A38 in Droitwich shortly before 4.20pm on Saturday, December 17, when he crashed into the opposite lane.

Luckily, oncoming traffic avoided hitting his car, and emergency services were quickly at the scene.

Firefighters spent an hour-and-a-half cutting the dad-of-four from his recently-bought Mercedes-Benz E-Class and he was taken to the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch.

Speaking from hospital, Mr Joyce said: "I went to swap lanes and as I swapped lanes, I just lost control.

"It could have been my car, it could have been anything.

"I hit the kerb - that threw me up to the central reservation, and I hit that as it rises and goes from ground level to 4ft.

"It acted like a ramp that flew me into the air - I was going about 60mph. I just missed the concrete of the bridge.

"A witness said I went 20 foot in the air and landed on four wheels.

"The airbag knocked me out. I woke up when somebody was already in the car holding my head."

Mr Joyce - who says he feels "very lucky" - explained he was tested for drugs and breathalysed, and both tests came back negative.

He was discharged from hospital on Monday morning, with a bruised spine and whiplash. 

The former Worcester City striker hit the headlines in 2014 when he donated his kidney to city mum Sally-Anne Grainger following an appeal in the Worcester News.

The crash took place between the roundabouts for the Berry Hill Industrial Estate and Ombersley Way.

The road was shut in both directions for a number of hours and traffic jams backed up on the surrounding roads.

"I would like to thank all the emergency services and say sorry for getting the road closed," added Mr Joyce.

West Mercia Police, tweeting from its @OPUWorcs account, said: "A car crossed over the central reservation. Thankfully oncoming cars avoided a head on collision."

Firefighters from Worcester and Droitwich were at the scene, along with the ambulance service which took Mr Joyce to hospital.

A spokesman for Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service said: "We released one person from the vehicle, made the vehicle safe and handed over to the police."