This was the scene outside an industrial site this morning after a metal barrier pierced a car’s windscreen in a mystery crash.

London Ambulance was called to the Sita recycling site in Hallowfield Way, Mitcham at about 3.40am this morning to reports of a road traffic collision.

A 44-year-old woman was found in the impaled Ford Focus with a minor head injury. 

She was taken to St George's Hospital as a precaution. 

No arrests were made and no-one else was involved in the collision. 

The car was photographed by commuters at the entrance to the Sita estate this morning. 

Wimbledon Times:

Lucky escape: The driver got away with minor injuries. Picture: Carl Thomas

A Sita UK spokesman said the company is holding an internal investigation to establish what happened. 

Wimbledon Times:

The crash scene was cleared this morning. 

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