A man has been killed and his wife left seriously injured after their runaway car rolled and trapped them underneath, police have said.

A South Wales Police spokesman said it was believed the pair were pinned under the vehicle which had “rolled down the street” in a lane just off Brynmill Crescent in Swansea at 9.20am.

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The woman was flown to hospital by air ambulance but the man had “sustained fatal injuries,” a spokesman said.

The pair were named locally as Hazim Ali and wife Iftikhar.

No details about the victims have yet been released though neighbours suggested the pair may have been a married couple and were thought to be in their 60s.

Resident Sheila Pearson said: “It is very tragic. They always parked on the hill in the lane next to their home at the start of the street.

“It looks like they were putting something in the boot when the brakes may have failed or given away.

“It looks like the car kept rolling down to the next junction. It is a horrible accident.”

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The couple’s dark blue Peugeot 406 estate was later removed from the scene on a flatbed lorry.

Neighbour Paul Thomas said: “They have been here for many years and were very private people.

“But they were very devoted to each other and were always together. They were very polite and always said hello.”

A spokesman for Mid and West Fire and Rescue service said crews had attended the rear of the street following reports a man and woman had been injured.

The spokesman said: “They were stuck under the vehicle and the fire service used low air pressure air bags to release both casualties.

“We sent two fire engines, one from Swansea West and one from Swansea Central.”

Emergency services remained at the scene dealing with the incident throughout the morning, while a flatbed lorry later arrived later arrived and removed a dark blue Peugeot 406 from the scene.

The Brynmill area, where the tragic accident occurred, is home to many students in Swansea.





A Brynmill resident, who witnessed the aftermath of the incident, said he heard screams from a woman in a lane behind his home.

He said: "I came out 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.


"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."

Police are appealing for any witnesses to contact 101 and quote incident 430 of November 30.