Teenager has lucky escape after crashing his car into trees on gravel road near Nanarup

A teenager had a lucky escape on Friday morning, walking away without serious injury after crashing his ute into trees in Nanarup. Emergency services were called to the crash about 9.40am after a car had left the road and hit a tree on Ledge Point Road between Gull Rock Road and the Skippy Reef access track. They arrived to find a Toyota Hilux had drifted across the gravel road, crashed down an embankment and into trees before coming to a rest on all four wheels. About 30 minutes west of Albany, the male teenager was able to get himself out of the vehicle before emergency services arrived at the scene. St John WA took the driver to Albany Health Campus under normal road speed. Firefighters helped clean up the scene and police were advised of the crash. The RAC Rescue Helicopter was dispatched to the job but when updated information came through, it was stood down about 10.30am. Friends of the young man at the scene were glad he was OK, saying said he was fine and just “shaken up”. The cause of the crash has not been determined but it is believed he may have swerved to avoid hitting a kangaroo.