An elderly man drove his car onto a railway line when he put it into forward gear instead of reverse.
The 94-year-old man drove his car off the edge of a three-foot platform and crashed onto the tracks of the Battlefield heritage railway line at Shenton, near Hinckley at lunchtime today.
The distressed driver called Leicestershire Fire Service about his predicament and a crew from Hinckley was despatched to the scene shortly after 1pm.
Watch manager Steve Moore said: "An elderly gentleman was sat in the car park of the station when he put his car in forward gear rather than reverse and shot forward through the barrier, wedging his car onto the tracks.
"Thankfully, there were no trains running and he was at the end of the tracks. Bystanders helped him out of his vehicle before we arrived.He was uninjured, but was shaken up."
The crew retrieved the man's car using winches on the fire appliance and airbags to raise it off the tracks.
Mr Moore added: "It was an unusual one that caused us a bit of head scratching and occupied us for about an hour.The gentleman was taken home by a paramedic who was looking after him."
