This is what happened to a driver who blindly followed his sat nav down a country lane - and left his roof suspended from a tree behind him. Gloucestershire Police were called to the incident on an unregistered road between the A417 and Cowley in Gloucestershire by the driver. The driver had followed his sat nav and ended up losing the roof of the lorry suspended in the air between a hedge and a tree. Hung out to dry: Officers tweeted a picture of the mishap to warn other drivers on country lanes . The incident happened on an unregistered road between the A417 and Cowley in Gloucestershire . Gloucestershire Road Police tweeted this picture of the van, along with a warning to other drivers to take care on country roads. They wrote: 'Don't always trust your sat nav and know the height of your vehicle. Unfortunate RTC today in the county.' Police say they are considering pursuing the driver for the Mercedes Atego for a driving offence. Tweet from Glos Road Police urging drivers to check the height of their lorries to avoid a similar fate .
Lorry left roof suspended on hedge behind it near Birdlip, Gloucestershire . Police officer tweeted picture as warning to other drivers on country roads . Driver may now be prosecuted for motoring offence after police attended .