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Gran and children’s lucky crash escape
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| Relieved grandmother Karen Foulger |
A grandmother says she and her two young grandsons are lucky to be alive after their car crashed as they returned from holiday.
The Renault Clio struck a lamp-post, rolled over and landed on its side in the accident, close to the Cross Roads mini roundabout.
Karen Foulger said the fact she and the two children - Alex, six, and Brandon, who was three at the time - were wearing seatbelts and the youngsters had booster seats, saved their lives.
"This combined with the car's safety features - such as the air bags - definitely saved us," said Karen, 44, of Cameronian Court, Keighley.
She and the children were returning from a week's holiday in Egypt when the crash occurred, at about 4.20am, on May 10.
The car went out of control after one of its tyres touched a kerb and burst.
"We had suffered several hours of delays on the flight home and I had food poisoning - I was so tired and ill I had to stop several times during the journey," said Karen.
"As we approached the roundabout one of the tyres just touched the kerb and that was it.
"As soon as the car came to rest I scrambled into the back to the children - there was smoke and I thought the vehicle was going to catch fire."
She paid tribute to some passing railway workers who stopped to help.
"They were first on the scene and were brilliant," she said.
"One of them got Brandon out and looked after him while I stayed in the vehicle with Alex, who was injured and quite distressed, until the fire service arrived and got him out."
Karen and both children were taken by ambulance to Airedale Hospital but were not detained.
"We were very, very lucky," said Karen. "My daughter Vicky, Alex's mum, got married on Saturday - we were sporting some cuts and bruises but were just glad to be there."
8:28am Thursday 22nd May 2008
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