In a harrowing incident in Münzbach, Austria, a 35-year-old woman, heavily intoxicated, drove her car off the road with her five-year-old son in the passenger seat.

The vehicle veered off Klamer Straße, overturned, and landed in a ditch.

Remarkably, the young boy managed to free himself from the wreckage, while his mother remained trapped inside.

A passerby, witnessing the accident, promptly alerted emergency services and stayed with the victims until help arrived.

Both mother and child were taken to the hospital for treatment.

The mother, who had a blood alcohol level of 1.54 per mille, faces serious consequences for her actions.

The local fire department later retrieved the severely damaged car from the ditch.