A man who was hit by a car doing 80mph says it 'saved his life' - after doctors discovered a lump on his lung. <br /><br />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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />But the accident has now potentially saved Tommy’s life after a scan revealed a lump on his lung – which could be cancerous.
