Taxi driver taken to A&E after being run over by her own cabA Dundee taxi driver was taken to hospital after she was run over by her own car outside a supermarket.
The woman was hurt in the bizarre incident, which happened outside the Tesco on South Road.
It is understood the driver got out of her taxi before it began rolling without her noticing, causing the accident.
The vehicle knocked her down and she suffered injuries to her chest.
Witnesses told of how shoppers and staff members ran to the woman’s aid.
They calmed her down before emergency services arrived.
One bystander said the driver appeared to be in a lot of pain and was very grateful for the comfort and reassurance from the public.
The injured woman was also described as looking “frightened to death” during the incident.
Police officers and an ambulance crew attended.
The woman was treated at the scene before being taken to Ninewells Hospital.
A police spokeswoman said: “We attended an incident involving a woman and a car at Tesco on South Road at around 9.40am on Friday.
“She received injuries to her chest and was treated at the scene by paramedics before being taken to A&E at Ninewells Hospital.”
A spokesman for Tesco said staff at the store had sent flowers to the woman.
He added: “We are grateful to the emergency services and everyone who helped following a traffic accident on Friday morning.”
source:
http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/ ... b-1.892433
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