This is the shocking moment an electric gate fell onto a driver as he was pushing the buttons for it to open.<br /><br />Panuson Sawat was leaving home to go for a drive when he tapped the switchboard code for the barrier to slide open.<br /><br />CCTV footage shows how the metal fence suddenly crashed down, pinning him to the ground as he screamed in pain.<br /><br />He summoned all of his strength to push away the gate and crawl to safety on his driveway in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand on May 26.<br /><br />Panusorn said he was about to leave the house when he pressed the control buttons and the gate unexpectedly collapsed.<br /><br />He suffered bruises and swellings on his head but he escaped any serious injury.<br /><br />Panusorn said:' 'I was quite scared when I saw the gate starting to tip over after I had pressed the switch.<br /><br />"Luckily I was only slightly injured because the door did not hit my whole body and I managed to move out from it after a few seconds."
