St Ives town centre crash. Courtesy of Lifetime Photography.
Car hits two pedestrians in “terrifying” crash in St Ives town centre
Story by: ANDREW PAPWORTH
Thursday, September 20, 2012
3:13 PM
SHOPPERS screamed as a car driving through St Ives town centre left the road and collided with two pedestrians.
St Ives town centre crash. Courtesy of Lifetime Photography.Eyewitnesses described the terror as people were forced to jump out the way of the Honda vehicle when it careered towards shoppers in The Pavement before crashing into a shop, a sign and finally ending up colliding into bike racks outside The Golden Lion.
“A lot of people were screaming and crying and there some people stood outside who had to jump out of the way,” said Jennifer Armes, who watched the incident unfold at 1.37pm today (Thursday, September 20) just feet away from her as she stood opposite The Golden Lion.
“It was going faster and faster until it hit the bike racks. I thought he was going to keep going and hit me. It was terrifying.”
Afterwards shoppers who had heard the crash and people screaming came outside and stood to watch as the emergency services began the rescue operation.
St Ives town centre crashPolice said the pedestrians, who are both women, will be taken to Addenbrooke’s Hospital but that their injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.
One of those knocked over was given advanced level care by Magpas paramedics after she suffered abdominal and chest injuries, as well as wounds to her leg.
The occupants of the vehicle, believed by eyewitnesses to be an elderly couple, were not injured but the female passenger was said to be stuck in the vehicle afterwards.
Toni Ashurst, who was on the second floor of St Ives Town Hall, said: “I heard a great noise and the screams from people outside. It was really scary.”
St Ives town centre crashDid you see the incident? Please call the Hunts Post on 01480 443447.
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4 comments
i was knocked by the car but luckly i only had soft tissue damage but i have never in my life been so scared there was no where to go and the pavement was full we had seconds to get out the way i got in front of a parked car but he hit it into me and knocked my arm and side but there were so many people on the pavement lots of school kids going back to school the lady who was badly hurt had her friend with her who had a baby in a pram there was a lady in a wheelchair so you can see how lucky we all were but wat papers are not saying is he hit 3 cars before mounting the pavement one was a 4x4 which was parked but he knocked that out the way as if it was nothing thats how fast he was going im having nightmares at wat happened and keep seeing the young girl under the car being dragged i dont know wat happened to the driver but i know it wasent medical has he was brought into hinchingbrook when i was there he was only there 20 mins then he walked out with his wife
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Annette Reshaw
Sunday, September 23, 2012
When people get to 70 they should be forced to have their abilities assessed by atleast a driving instructor to ensure they can cope with the traffic conditions on the roads today and are safe.My opinion on this is the vehicle was an automatic and the elderly driver got confused and nailed the throttle.Hopefully the DVLA will shred his licence.
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Zeb
Saturday, September 22, 2012
Quite rightly so.You don't have to look very far to find one near you ,wherever you live.My step-father was one who was that stubborn, until he broadsided a car on a roundabout.Luckily no-one was injured but it ruined the other persons holiday.Luckily he then saw sense which was very unusual for him.
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WATCHOUT
Friday, September 21, 2012
Apparently this bloke is in his nineties and could have had a stroke, tho workers at greggs reckon it looked like he had a fit. At that age you shouldn't be allowed to drive unless you can prove you are totally fit and capable. So many times I've read about old men who are too stubborn to relinquish their licences because they think theyre still safe.
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Twiggy_Stix
Thursday, September 20, 2012