A trapped driver used the sound of his car horn to guide a medic to him when his vehicle left the road in Warwickshire and disappeared into deep undergrowth.

Ambulance crews could not find the car despite the motorist, a 27-year-old man from Birmingham, directing them on his mobile phone.

His Honda Civic had ploughed through dense trees and bushes at a sharp bend on the A3400 Liveridge Hill, near Henley in Arden, at about 8.25pm last night.

Eventually, the paramedic managed to hear the horn through the undergrowth and he tracked the sound to the car, which was on its side buried in the shrubs.

Two rapid response vehicles, an ambulance and a paramedic officer from West Midlands Ambulance Service were sent to the scene, near the junction with the M40 motorway.

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “It was almost impossible to see the car from the road. Ambulance staff followed the directions given by the driver over the phone, but an initial search found no trace.

The car lies hidden in undergrowth off the A3400, Liveridge Hill, outside Henley in Arden

“Eventually, when a paramedic in one of the response vehicles was turning around to continue searching he heard the horn of the car being sounded and followed the noise.

“Staff said that the car was so far in that you could barely see where it was even when you knew it was there. The young trees and bushes had sprung back up largely covering the track that the car had taken.”

Ambulance staff worked with firefighters, who removed the roof using specialist cutting equipment to free the injured man from the car.

The ambulance service spokesman added: “The man was complaining of shoulder pain and had suspected broken fingers. He was taken to Warwick Hospital for further assessment and treatment.

“Ambulance staff said that it was fortunate that the man was conscious and able to phone as otherwise the car might not have been found for a very considerable time.”