A man who was hit by a car doing 80mph says it 'saved his life' - after doctors discovered a lump on his lung.

Tommy pulled up on the hard shoulder of the M1 near Toddington, put his hazards on and got out to make sure the boot was shut properly.

But as he was getting back into his vehicle, a driver went straight into the back of them throwing Tommy into the outside lane of the motorway.

He managed to get himself up and out of the way of an oncoming lorry but was left with broken ribs and a punctured lung.

But the accident has now potentially saved Tommy’s life after a scan revealed a lump on his lung – which could be cancerous.