10/04/2005 • 5 views
Man survives after being run over by his own car twice
On October 4, 2005, a man in the United Kingdom survived being run over by his own car on two separate occasions during a single incident involving a stuck accelerator and shifting vehicle positions; he suffered injuries but lived. Reports from the time describe an unusual chain of mechanical and situational factors.
Context and sequence
Reports indicate the event involved a vehicle that began to move without the driver properly controlling it. Some accounts say the driver exited the car for a brief reason—such as attempting to clear an obstruction or address a mechanical problem—when the vehicle rolled or accelerated. The first time the car ran over the man he sustained injuries; after being freed or partially freed, the car struck him again. Emergency responders treated injuries at the scene before transporting him to hospital. Authorities later described the injuries as serious but non-fatal in initial reports.
Contributing factors
News reporting at the time suggested multiple possible contributing factors, including mechanical failure (for example, accelerator or transmission issues), failure to engage the parking brake, or driver error. Media summaries often noted that a combination of vehicle movement and the driver’s position relative to the car created the conditions for repeated contact. Exact mechanical determinations would depend on police and safety investigators’ findings; public summaries available from 2005 do not consistently report a definitive single cause.
Medical outcome
Contemporary reports state the man survived and was taken to hospital for treatment. Specific details about the nature and long-term severity of his injuries are limited in public accounts, beyond descriptions of serious but survivable trauma. Follow-up information about recovery or later health status was not widely published in the sources available at the time.
Press and public reaction
The unusual nature of the incident attracted attention from local news outlets and was circulated more broadly because of its startling details. Coverage emphasized the rarity of surviving being run over, particularly repeatedly, and prompted reminders from road-safety advocates and police about securing vehicles (using parking brakes, ensuring gear selection) and exercising caution when exiting or working near vehicles.
Limitations and sourcing
This summary is based on contemporaneous media reports from October 2005. Details vary across accounts, and some elements—such as the precise mechanical cause of the vehicle’s movement and the full medical outcome—were not uniformly reported in publicly available sources. Where official investigation reports were issued, they are not always accessible in the press archives; therefore some aspects remain described as reported rather than definitively proven.