Personal Injury Yorkshire
A WOMAN was trapped underneath her car’s front wheels for 20 minutes in a terrifying freak accident.
The 23-year-old, from Thurstonland, was caught beneath the car as it rolled towards her after she got out of the vehicle.
She was rushed to Leeds General Infirmary by the Yorkshire Air Ambulance, which landed in fields close to the scene at around lunchtime yesterday.
She was suffering from cuts and burns from the hot engine after getting crushed under the front wheels of her car, but was not badly hurt.
Huddersfield fire station’s watch commander Darren Bagley, told the Examiner what had happened at Clough Cottage, just off Greenside Road in Thurstonland.
He said: “The lady had pulled down the lane in her Ford Fiesta and had put her handbrake on while she got out to open the gate.
“But the handbrake apparently failed and the car came towards her. She tried to stop it but it ran her over.”
Firefighters used inflatable airbags to lift the car and free the woman.
It is believed she had been trapped there for 15 to 20 minutes.
It was confirmed the woman’s injuries are not thought to be serious.
source: examiner.co.uk
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