A man has cheated death after driving his car off the edge of a high-rise carpark in Austin, Texas.

A dramatic video shows the car dangling mid-air after it got caught on the garage’s high-tension wires.

The 24-year-old made a lucky escape from the suspended vehicle, climbing back into the building with the help of a bystander.

Witness Andrew Miller told news station KXAN he was getting food from a nearby cafe when he heard the commotion.

“The driver was still in the driver seat when I came outside,” Mr Miller said.

“It looked pretty dangerous even though it wasn’t swinging.”

Emergency crews were later able to lower the car to the ground.