Albany’s Matt Nagle tells of miracle of him and daughter Mia walking away largely unscathed from car crash

A father has told of the miracle survival of him and his daughter in a horror car crash in Albany. Matt Nagle and his teenage daughter Mia somehow escaped being seriously hurt after their four-wheel-drive was clipped by another vehicle and rolled over. Shocked witnesses watched in horror as Mr Nagle’s Landcruiser tipped on its side after being hit by the Volvo at the busy Chester Pass Road and Edward Street intersection in the Great Southern city on Tuesday about 3pm. Mr Nagle said all he and Mia, 18, could do was brace for impact. “We were driving along towards the big roundabout, I was doing 55km/h and I saw the Volvo pull out,” he said. “I knew it was going to hit us, so I swerved to avoid as much of the impact as I could. “It hit us in the back wheel, spun us around and tipped us onto the side and rolled onto the roof before the roof caved in on the driver’s side. “We came to a stop and I showed Mia how to put her hands on the roof, release the seatbelt and safely slide out of the seat.” Mr Nagle said that he was desperate to get his daughter out of the vehicle. “I tried all the doors but they were jammed and kicked the back passenger door to get us out,” he said. “My main concern was Mia and getting her out to make sure she was OK and then I went and checked on the elderly couple (in the Volvo) to see if they were OK as well.” Mr Nagle and Mia were treated at the scene for minor cuts and bruises, with the teenager then taken by a St John WA ambulance to Albany Health Campus for X-rays and scans on her lower back before being released. The occupants of the Volvo were not hurt. Chester Pass Road was closed in one direction while the wreckage was cleared and fire crews cleaned up a fuel spill. Mr Nagle said the accident, his first on the road in 22 years of driving, had left him shaken and could have had a far worse outcome. “I’m just happy that everyone is OK, cars are always replaceable,” he said. “I rang the elderly couple last night to check that they are OK.”

Albany’s Matt Nagle tells of miracle of him and daughter Mia walking away largely unscathed from car crash

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