Pictured:Doctors remove 7-inch tee branch from man's eye socket

Wu Xuan, 34, said he was blinded by an oncoming car’s high-beam lights while riding his electric bicycle before he accidentally drove into the branch, which was protruding from a tree, during a thunderstorm, Central European News (CEN) reported.

He is recovering after having a 7-inch tree branch removed from his right eye socket.

 said  He said he was blinded after a driver flashed his lights at him twice.

He then rode directly into the branch which became wedged in his eye socket and down his throat, CEN reported. Despite the gruesome injury, Xuan was able to ride to the hospital for help where he told doctors he could feel the branch in his throat.