Man slices off his own arm then drives TEN MILES to hospital clutching severed limb and asking doctors to sew it on in Austria

The 37-year-old, known as Tibor A, sliced his arm off below the elbow

Accident happened as he cleaned machinery that processes rubble



Medics said he was in a state of shock so did not bleed to death



A Hungarian man who sliced off one of his arms managed to drive 10 miles (15 kilometres) to hospital.

The 37-year-old, known as Tibor A, sliced his arm off below the elbow in an accident while cleaning a machine that processes construction rubble.



But he managed to retrieve his arm and drive through Austria clutching the severed limb.

Hungarian worker Tibor A. recovers following surgery after he managed to drive 15lm to the nearest hospital after sawing off his right arm below the elbow

Plastic surgoen Oskar Assmann (centre) reattached the worker's arm in Vienna's hospital AKH

The horrific accident happened on Sunday in Purbach in eastern Austria.

His arm was successfully reattached by plastic surgeons at Vienna's hospital AKH.

He managed to operate his car and sped to the casualty department in nearby Eisenstadt, reported AFP.



Police said the only reason the Hungarian did not bleed to death was that he was in a state of shock.



He was airlifted to hospital in Vienna where doctors were trying to stitch the limb back on.

The 37-year old was cleaning a machine that processes construction rubble when he sliced off his arm. He managed to retrieve his arm and drive to hospital







