AN horrific crash on a stretch of Worcestershire motorway is set to feature on a BBC programme.

Makers of the BBC's 999 show, which depicts real life dramas, hope to feature the accident, which happened on the M5, in a summer edition.

The incident happened on Monday, June 12, last year when a driver had a miraculous escape after his car was crushed during a multi-vehicle pile up on the southbound carriageway near Junction 6 at Warndon.

One person later died and, for legal reasons, the court case has to be finalised before the documentary is televised.

Paula Gledhill, who is working on the documentary for the BBC, said the crash depicted how vital it was that injured people are cared for properly following an accident of this nature.

"Really it is about what is called the ''golden hour''. The period of time following an accident," she said. "It is crucial at this time that the patient has definitive care. This accident is really a good example of this.

"It is an amazing story of how he survived."

The man, who has not yet been named, defied the odds when his vehicle was transformed into a heap of twisted metal, after being crushed between two lorries.

At the time leading firefighter Colin Gillett, of Worcester, said it became a ''concertina'' around the driver, leaving him the bare minimum of space to survive.

The driver was cut free at the scene, which was attended by around 20 firefighters, three ambulances and two flying doctors.

Two air ambulances were also scrambled to help other people injured in the accident, which involved several vehicles.

The carriageway was closed in both directions, and it took several hours before traffic was moving normally again.