A Goulburn couple, aged in their seventies, was travelling east on the Range Road towards Goulburn at about 2.30pm yesterday. They and their 14-year-old grandson were returning home after collecting firewood on a friend’s property.

But at the top of a rise, some 6km west of Goulburn, the trailer-load of wood started swaying. It caused their Subaru Forester to lose control. The vehicle careered to the opposite side of the road, hit a guard rail, went down an embankment, rolling half-way down, hit a small tree and fence and landed on its roof, police said. The timber spilled everywhere.

The boy was able to push his door out and then help his grandparents from their side of the vehicle, which was up against briars and dirt. 

“It happened so quickly. I’m feeling very lucky. I said a few Hail Marys,” the woman told The Post as she held up her only injury –  a cut thumb. Her husband and grandson were uninjured.

For all the trauma, she said she’d met some lovely people, like Lyn Lo Castro. She’d been working in her paddock nearby when she heard a “big bang” and saw a cloud of dust.

She ran a long distance to check on the trio and later brought them cups of tea and drinks to calm them down. Someone else collected up the firewood for them. Police also assisted and took the family back to Goulburn.

“They’re extremely lucky people,” Sergeant Jeff Morgan said.

The car had landed on Guy Milson’s property.  

“It’s one of the greatest escapes I’ve ever seen because of the angle it rolled. They dodged a big tree. I think we should all buy lottery tickets,” he said.