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Woman lucky to be alive following horrific car crash

Firefighters had to use the Jaws of Life to get the woman out.
Firefighters had to use the Jaws of Life to get the woman out. Shane MacKichan

VANCOUVER – A woman is recovering this morning after her car was literally ripped in half in a crash.

Around midnight on Monday the driver lost control and hit a pole on South West Marine Drive, near Columbia in Vancouver.

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Her car was completely destroyed but the driver suffered only non-life threatening injuries.

Police say the heavy rain played a role in the crash.

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