A man ended up in hospital after drying his hair with a towel too hard in fear of being late for work.

Marketing apprentice Samuel Johnson, 21, was left in tears after his rushed attempt to dry his hair left him in agony.

The 21-year-old had woken up 45 minutes late, leaving himself only 15 minutes to get ready at 6.45am when the bizarre accident happened.

As he dried his ‘messy’ hair, the towel snagged at the back of his head.

Instead of carefully removing it, he yanked at it and heard a ‘crack’ in his neck, however, he decided to carry on as normal with his morning.

Samuel managed to get to work ten minutes late on the day, but the pain continued to get worse throughout the day.

Throughout the day, he said the pain was so severe that he struggled to turn his head to the side and it felt like it was ‘throbbing with its own heartbeat,’ according to the Daily Star.

By the time he returned home to Wakefield, West Yorkshire, he burst into tears at the pain and his took him to A&E.

He suspected he had given himself whiplash, but doctors diagnosed him with a trapped nerve and sent him home with painkillers.

Now recovering, Samuel said: ‘I got home and just burst into tears because I was in so much pain. It was like it was throbbing with its own heartbeat.’

He added: ‘The main thing I’ve learnt is to not rush – it’s not worth sacrificing your health to get to work on time.’

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