Florida driver miraculously survives bizarre car accident with minor injuries

The driver of this car survived this crash with minor injuries (image courtesy Florida Highway Patrol)

ORLANDO, Florida (Fox 32 News) - A Florida driver is lucky to be alive after a piece of flying metal debris barely missed killing him.

Jesus Armando Escobar was on an Orlando-area highway when there was a car accident on the guardrail above him. A trucker carrying scrap metal lost control, sending pieces of debris flying on to the road below.

A massive piece of metal crashed into his car, but Escobar suffered only minor injuries. The Florida Highway Patrol said Escobar would have been killed if the metal had landed a foot in either direction.

The trucker was cited for careless driving.