Luke Fisher, 18, lies in a hospital bed after breaking his neck in three places.
A teenager who broke his neck in a horrific car crash believes his life was saved by the 'guardian angel' tattoo he got just two days earlier.
Luke Fisher, 18, had the image tattooed on to his torso just 48 hours before his car slammed head-on into a tree, shattering his neck in three places.
Doctors feared he may never walk again and told the teenager he was lucky to be alive.
But Luke, whose tattoo includes the fitting words 'Only the strong survive', defied the odds and looks set to make a full recovery.
The teenager, from Droitwich in Worcestershire, was driving his car late on March 25, when it swerved and crashed head-first into a tree, flattening the front of the vehicle.
Despite his injuries, he was able to leave Coventry's University Hospital just four days.
'Only the strong survive': Luke credits the tattoo, which sweeps across his chest and back, with saving his life .Now Luke, who ironically fixes written-off cars for a living, now has to wear a halo neck brace for at least three months and will need about 18 months of physiotherapy.
After that he plans to join the Army.
The tattoo, which took a total of 16 hours to complete, was created by Gods of Ink in Barbourne, Worcestershire.
It starts on Luke's right hip and goes up his body with one of the angel's wings covering his chest, and the other going across his back as if it is embracing him.
Luke said: 'I was meant to be joining the Army, so I had it done before I went. I also do a lot of dangerous sports, so it just seemed like a good thing to have.
'I think it definitely helped me in this case - it is quite a coincidence.
'I juts hope it will continue to look over me. I'm having another tattoo on my leg next.'
Nick Fletcher, who completed the tattoo, said he had no idea about the accident until about a week later, when Luke went back to his studio.
He said: 'I was amazed when Luke came in and told me about the accident.
'I had no idea anything had happened.
'It was quite spooky really. His friends have now said they want the same thing done because it obviously works, but I've said I'll make the design slightly different.
'It was definitely a lucky charm - it would have killed most men.
After that he plans to join the Army.
The tattoo, which took a total of 16 hours to complete, was created by Gods of Ink in Barbourne, Worcestershire.
It starts on Luke's right hip and goes up his body with one of the angel's wings covering his chest, and the other going across his back as if it is embracing him.
Luke said: 'I was meant to be joining the Army, so I had it done before I went. I also do a lot of dangerous sports, so it just seemed like a good thing to have.
'I think it definitely helped me in this case - it is quite a coincidence.
'I juts hope it will continue to look over me. I'm having another tattoo on my leg next.'
Nick Fletcher, who completed the tattoo, said he had no idea about the accident until about a week later, when Luke went back to his studio.
He said: 'I was amazed when Luke came in and told me about the accident.
'I had no idea anything had happened.
'It was quite spooky really. His friends have now said they want the same thing done because it obviously works, but I've said I'll make the design slightly different.
'It was definitely a lucky charm - it would have killed most men.
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