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Man killed and woman hurt by runaway car in Swansea Man killed and woman hurt by runaway car in Swansea
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A man has died and a woman has been seriously injured after they were hit by a runaway car that rolled down a hill in Swansea.A man has died and a woman has been seriously injured after they were hit by a runaway car that rolled down a hill in Swansea.
Emergency services were called at 9.21am on Sunday to rescue the man and woman from underneath the vehicle on Finsbury Terrace, a steep residential street leading down to Swansea Bay.Emergency services were called at 9.21am on Sunday to rescue the man and woman from underneath the vehicle on Finsbury Terrace, a steep residential street leading down to Swansea Bay.
Firefighters used specialist rescue equipment to lift the car but were unable to save the man. South Wales police said the woman suffered serious injuries and was flown to hospital by air ambulance.Firefighters used specialist rescue equipment to lift the car but were unable to save the man. South Wales police said the woman suffered serious injuries and was flown to hospital by air ambulance.
A force spokesman said: “Initial reports are that a vehicle has rolled down the street trapping a male and female underneath the vehicle. The female has been conveyed to hospital by air ambulance. The male sustained fatal injuries.”A force spokesman said: “Initial reports are that a vehicle has rolled down the street trapping a male and female underneath the vehicle. The female has been conveyed to hospital by air ambulance. The male sustained fatal injuries.”
Mid and West Wales fire and rescue service said the firefighters used low-pressure air bags, hydraulic spreaders and chock blocks to lift the car.Mid and West Wales fire and rescue service said the firefighters used low-pressure air bags, hydraulic spreaders and chock blocks to lift the car.
“We had a call at 9.21am to release people from underneath a vehicle. There are two crews there and an officer. The air ambulance was in attendance,” a spokeswoman said.“We had a call at 9.21am to release people from underneath a vehicle. There are two crews there and an officer. The air ambulance was in attendance,” a spokeswoman said.
A flatbed lorry was seen taking away a dark blue Peugeot 406 from the scene just before 2pm.
The Brynmill area, where the accident occurred, is home to many students in Swansea.
A local resident who witnessed the aftermath of the incident said he heard screams from a woman in a lane behind his home on Sunday morning. “I came out of my back garden and saw two people trapped under a car. The woman was screaming her head off. How the whole street didn’t hear it, I don’t know.
“I immediately rang 999 and told the operator they would need to get all the emergency services here. It looked very serious. Fair play to the emergency services, they were all here very quick. I don’t know what happened but it looks like a tragic accident.
“The couple, who I’d say were in their sixties, 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. I just hope I got there quick enough and the woman survives.”
Local councillor Peter May said he was shocked to hear of the incident. “Looking at the scene, it appears that the vehicle must have run down a hill from a back lane just off Brynmill Crescent. The people in the street are naturally very shocked at what has happened. There is a lot of uncertainty as to whether it was someone known to us.”