Moment 77 year-old driver speeds into Pennsylvania car wash, flips car and remains trapped inside

A 77-year-old man had to be saved after spending 90 minutes trapped inside a wrecked vehicle at a Pennsylvania car wash after his car flipped over in a shocking crash.

The man, who has not been identified, was at the Wave Car Wash in Colmar, Pennsylvania – about 35 miles north of Philadelphia – Tuesday afternoon.  

He’s seen on video paying for the carwash but when he heads inside, he accidentally put his foot on the gas. 

The vehicle then crashed into a piece of cleaning equipment and flipped over onto its left side. 

A 77-year-old man had to be saved after spending 90 minutes trapped inside a wrecked vehicle at a Pennsylvania car wash, in a shocking crash that flipped the car

Firefighters were called to the car wash at around 2:15 p.m. on Tuesday to rescue the man, who was trapped inside. 

Emergency crews discovered the 77-year-old driver had his leg stuck between the car and the driver’s side door. 

Fire Marshal Mikele Waldron said that it was likely his leg was outside the car and the door was open when he hit the accelerator. 

It took crews about 90 minutes to extract the man using air bags, blocks and jacks to slowly lift the car out of the wash.   

The victim was escorted to a local hospital for injuries to his leg, but ABC6 reported that he is expected to survive. Authorities described his condition as serious but stable.

Wave Car Wash was forced to temporarily close following the Tuesday accident, saying in a statement on Facebook that ‘several pieces of equipment’ had been destroyed in the crash. 

They were unable to reopen until Thursday, when they wrote: ‘Huge thanks to the Wave team and car wash family to help us get back open so quickly.’

The man, who has not been identified, was at the Wave Car Wash in Colmar, Pennsylvania – about 35 miles north of Philadelphia – Tuesday afternoon

He’s seen on video paying for his wash but then when he heads inside it, he accidentally puts his foot on the gas

The vehicle then crashed into a piece of cleaning equipment and completely flipped over

Firefighters were called to the car wash at around 2:15 p.m. on Tuesday to rescue the man, who was trapped inside

Emergency crews discovered the 77-year-old driver had his leg stuck between the car and the driver’s side door

Fire Marshal Mikele Waldron said that it was likely his leg was outside the car and the door was open when he hit the accelerator

The owner, Darin Kapanjie, said in a statement: ‘We are relieved that nobody was seriously injured. This was a severe accident that is extremely unfortunate for our customers, and our equipment.’

He added: ‘Being a small business owner isn’t easy, accidents like this don’t make it any easier. But hey, we have an amazing customer base that is committed to us as much as we are committed to them. We also have an amazing staff, great support team, and great connections in this amazing industry.’

Kapanjie also said that ‘we’ll get through it together and end up on top.’

Bill Ashmead, who was behind the victim in line at the car wash and waiting to send his vehicle through, was stunned.  

‘I can’t even imagine the process of having a car turn over inside a car wash,’ he said. ‘I don’t think it’s ever happened before.’

The car wash was unable to reopen until Thursday, when they wrote in a Facebook post: ‘Huge thanks to the Wave team and car wash family to help us get back open so quickly’

The owner, Darin Kapanjie, said in a statement: ‘We are relieved that nobody was seriously injured. This was a severe accident that is extremely unfortunate for our customers, and our equipment’