The car was found in a tree after the crash (Picture: OPU Shropshire Police)

A woman has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving after her car ended up upside down in a tree after a crash.

The crash happened on the B4386 road in Cruckton, Shrewsbury, on Sunday morning.

A photo of the scene posted on social media by police shows the vehicle bonnet down in the ground next to a large tree.

Drink & Drive doesn't pay, single vehicle RTC B4386 in early hrs, driver arrested positive roadside breath sample pic.twitter.com/C58SjqocMY — OPU Shropshire (@OPUShropshire) December 16, 2018





The car had crashed into a telegraph pole before ending up in the tree.

West Mercia Police said a woman failed a roadside breath test and was arrested after the crash.

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It is believed she and a passenger only suffered minor injuries.

Chief Supt Kevin Purchell said the driver was “lucky to be alive”.

He tweeted: “Drink & Drive – don’t heed the warnings?

“A single vehicle RTC In Shropshire in early hrs, driver arrested positive roadside breath sample… lucky to be alive.”

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