WASH AWAY CAR

A 35-year-old woman died recently while attempting to wash her car. She went out to her garage to wash the vehicle but decided that it would be best to move the car on to her driveway where it would be easier to get at. Having first put the car into neutral, she pushed from the front and eventually it began to roll backwards. Soon, however, it became obvious that the vehicle was no longer under her control. As quickly as she could, she rushed to the rear of the car and attempted to stop it with her own body weight. Unfortunately the car had now gathered momentum and, despite her best efforts, continued to roll backwards. In her desperation to stop the vehicle, she ignored her own safety and was run over for her troubles. Having flattened its owner, the car then carried on across the road before running up a neighbour's driveway and colliding with the front of his house.

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