The shocking moment when a woman is forced to stop smoking and is suddenly held against a curb by an out-of control hatchback.
Surprising CCTV footage shows her horror when the vehicle suddenly turns toward her.
In a matter of seconds, the vehicle explodes in her legs and leaves her trapped between the bench, the car, and the wall at the church.
Driver quickly reverses, squeezing into a space in the bollards just a little wider than a car’s width.
The stunned onlookers rush to the aid of the woman who can be seen at the end moving one of her legs.
A paramedic says a woman aged 50 has been taken to hospital.
The shocking moment when a woman who is smoking a cigarette suddenly finds herself pinned to a bench on the street by an out of control hatchback.
Driver quickly reverses, squeezing into a space in the bollards just wider than car width.
The horrifying video was taken from Havant in Hants on November 15th.
This footage shows a woman lighting up a cigar while she chats to another smoker who is sitting right next to her.
The woman spots the Honda hatchback in maroon colour and turns towards it.
Without any time to react she reaches out for her hands and the car crashes into her legs.
You can see her sitting on the right-hand side of the car, with her legs resting against the benches.
After 4 seconds of agony, the car reverses and squeezes back through the hole in the bollards.
The woman is then rescued by a crowd of onlookers, who rush to her aid. A person can also be seen exiting the car’s passenger side door.
This footage starts with the woman lighting up a cigarette and talking to another man who is sitting near her.
A second later, the woman sees the Honda hatchback maroon-coloured Honda heading towards her
To help, officers and paramedics were summoned along with a team of personnel from the Isle of Wight Air Ambulance Service.
Another person was also treated on the scene and the victim was quickly taken to hospital.
South Central Ambulance Service spokesperson stated that the ambulance was called to West Street, Havant at 2:38pm in response to a collision.
“We dispatched two ambulance teams, one ambulance officer and two air ambulances from the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulances to assess and treat two patients.
Without much time for reaction, she reaches out to her hands and the car crashes into her legs. This footage captures the car in front of her legs. She’s trapped between the bench & the car.
The car reverses after four seconds of pain, and squeezes through the gaps in the bollards. The woman is then rescued by a group of onlookers who rush to her aid. A person can also be seen exiting the car’s passenger side.
“One patient was treated for severe injuries by our crews and taken by ambulance with aircrew to University Hospital Southampton.
“One more patient was taken on-scene by our ambulance team, but they weren’t taken to the hospital.”
Hampshire Police was contacted for comment.