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A driver had a miraculous escape after a railway fence smashed through the windscreen when he crashed into it – with its steel railings narrowly missing his head.

The man – believed to be aged in his 70s – was driving down Treacy Street at Hurstville in Sydney‘s south at about 9am on Friday morning when he smashed into the fence, police said.

The motorist was freed by NSW Fire and Rescue crews after being trapped in the grey Ford Falcon for more than 15 minutes.

Shocking images showed the car straddled over a pedestrian pathway and impaled by the fence railings from the front windscreen through to the back. 

The caved-in front windscreen had multiple railing parts and mangled fence wiring sticking out – showing it had passed through close to the driver’s side.

The man believed to be in his 70s was cruising down Treacy Street in Hurstville in Sydney's south after 9am on Friday morning when he smashed into a railway fence (pictured, the aftermath)

The man believed to be in his 70s was cruising down Treacy Street in Hurstville in Sydney's south after 9am on Friday morning when he smashed into a railway fence (pictured, the aftermath)

The man believed to be in his 70s was cruising down Treacy Street in Hurstville in Sydney’s south after 9am on Friday morning when he smashed into a railway fence (pictured, the aftermath)

The back windscreen showed the long fence bent from the impact poking out with most of the glass missing (pictured)

The back windscreen showed the long fence bent from the impact poking out with most of the glass missing (pictured)

The back windscreen showed the long fence bent from the impact poking out with most of the glass missing (pictured)

The driver had been trapped after ramming into the fence (picture)

The driver had been trapped after ramming into the fence (picture)

The driver had been trapped after ramming into the fence (picture)

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The back windscreen showed the long fence bent from the impact poking out – with most of the glass missing from the window. 

The driver had been trapped after ramming into the fence, authorities from the St George Police Area Command said in a statement.

But the man was freed after being confined to the sedan for more than 15 minutes. 

‘He was treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics, before being taken to hospital in a stable condition,’ police said. 

The road was closed while fire crews waited for a tow truck to take the vehicle away, NSW Fire and Rescue said.

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the crash. 

Shocking images showed the car straddled over a pedestrian pathway impaled by the fence railings from the front windscreen through to the back (pictured)

Shocking images showed the car straddled over a pedestrian pathway impaled by the fence railings from the front windscreen through to the back (pictured)

Shocking images showed the car straddled over a pedestrian pathway impaled by the fence railings from the front windscreen through to the back (pictured)

The driver had been trapped after ramming into the fence, officers from the St George Police Area Command said in a statement (pictured, the mangled mess after the collision with the fence)

The driver had been trapped after ramming into the fence, officers from the St George Police Area Command said in a statement (pictured, the mangled mess after the collision with the fence)

The driver had been trapped after ramming into the fence, officers from the St George Police Area Command said in a statement (pictured, the mangled mess after the collision with the fence)