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Runaway car traps and kills man in Swansea street | Runaway car traps and kills man in Swansea street |
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A man has been killed and a woman injured after their car rolled down a street in Swansea, trapping them underneath. | |
The pair, believed to be a couple in their 60s, were hit in a lane behind Finsbury Terrace, Brynmill, at around 09:20 GMT on Sunday. | |
The woman was flown by air ambulance to hospital and was conscious on Sunday afternoon, South Wales Police said. | |
A neighbour said the man and woman were unloading shopping when it happened. | |
"I came out my back garden and saw two people trapped under a car," the neighbour said. | |
"The couple had just come back from shopping when they were run over by their own car. | |
"It's awful, they were a lovely couple. I didn't know their names but they would always say hi and were very polite." | |
A blue Peugeot was loaded into a container and removed from the scene on Sunday afternoon. | |
South Wales Police said the incident was being investigated. | South Wales Police said the incident was being investigated. |
Resident Myra Evans heard emergency services arrive. | Resident Myra Evans heard emergency services arrive. |
"The ambulance, as I looked through the window, was screaming very fast... and then the helicopter was above it and hovered round for about 20 minutes, half an hour." | "The ambulance, as I looked through the window, was screaming very fast... and then the helicopter was above it and hovered round for about 20 minutes, half an hour." |
'Hear sirens' | 'Hear sirens' |
Ellie Rowley, who also lives nearby, added: "I could hear sirens going and then there were fire engines outside and I could hear a helicopter and it landed in the field." | Ellie Rowley, who also lives nearby, added: "I could hear sirens going and then there were fire engines outside and I could hear a helicopter and it landed in the field." |
Insp Jason Herbert, of South Wales Police, said initial reports suggested "a vehicle has rolled down the street trapping a male and female underneath". | Insp Jason Herbert, of South Wales Police, said initial reports suggested "a vehicle has rolled down the street trapping a male and female underneath". |
A spokeswoman for Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service said two ambulance crews and an officer attended at 09:21 GMT. | A spokeswoman for Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service said two ambulance crews and an officer attended at 09:21 GMT. |
"We released two casualties from underneath the vehicle. There was a helimed there and a rapid response vehicle," the spokeswoman added. | "We released two casualties from underneath the vehicle. There was a helimed there and a rapid response vehicle," the spokeswoman added. |