A woman has survived being thrown 30ft out of a car in a horrifying motorway crash which saw the vehicle 's engine ripped out . The woman , believed to be in her twenties , suffered serious head and back injuries after being thrown from the car when it crashed into a barrier on the M6 near Birmingham . No one involved suffered life threatening injuries with emergency services describing the woman 's ordeal as an 'incredibly lucky ' escape . A woman survived being thrown from this car when it smashed into a barrier following an incident on the M6 near Birmingham . The wrecked vehicle had its engine ripped out in the collision . Four ambulances , an air ambulance and three fire engines were scrambled following the crash . The car in which the woman was travelling had its engine ripped out when it crashed into a barrier . 'On arrival , crews discovered two cars that had been involved in a significant collision , one of which had seen the engine ripped out after colliding with a barrier , ' a West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said . 'The engine reportedly landed 150m ( 500ft ) from where the initial point of contact took place . ' She was travelling with two other women when their vehicle collided with a barrier early this morning . When emergency services arrived at the scene the woman was dipping in and out of consciousness with serious head and back injuries . The scene on the M6 between junctions five and six after the crash . One of the car 's engines was thrown on to the middle of the carriageway in the collision . After being taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham by ambulance she is now understood to be in a stable condition . The driver of the other car involved , a man in his thirties , was treated for minor chest injuries and taken to a health centre as a precaution . 'Despite one of the women having suffered serious injuries , all three are incredibly lucky not to have suffered life-threatening injuries given the nature of the collision , ' added the spokesman . 'The emergency services worked extremely well together at the incident with particular thanks going to the fire service for their assistance in treating two of the patients . 'The incident caused the motorway to be closed in both directions , leading to a build-up of traffic problems in both directions . ' The woman was taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham by land ambulance . She suffered serious back and head injuries but is now understood to be in a stable condition . 'Despite one of the women having suffered serious injuries , all three are incredibly lucky not to have suffered life-threatening injuries given the nature of the collision . 'The emergency services worked extremely well together at the incident with particular thanks going to the fire service for their assistance in treating two of the patients . 'The incident caused the motorway to be closed in both directions , leading to a build-up of traffic problems in both directions . '
The woman , who is in her twenties , was thrown 30ft from the vehicle . She was travelling with two others when the car crashed into barrier . Another vehicle was involved in the incident on the M6 near Birmingham . No one suffered life-threatening injuries in the crash at around 7.50am . Comment: