FIREFIGHTERS said a man was lucky to escape alive after his car hit a wall in Huddersfield.

Fire crews from Huddersfield were called to Longwood Gate, Longwood, just before 12.30am today.

No other vehicles were involved.

The driver, the Ford Fiesta's only occupant, had freed himself from the car before help arrived.

He was taken to the Royal Infirmary for a check-up, but was not thought to be injured.