Woman dies after 'becoming trapped in automatic car park door' in Cambridge
The incident reportedly involved a roller shutter at the entrance to a car park for a block of flats in Cambridge
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Your support makes all the difference.A woman has died after reportedly becoming trapped in an automatic car park door.
Emergency services said they were called about a woman, believed to be in her 40s, who was not breathing at a block of flats in Cambridge at around 7.30pm on Sunday.
The incident reportedly involved a roller shutter at the entrance to the car park.
It was unclear whether the woman was entering or leaving the car park at the time.
“Sadly, there was nothing that could be done for the woman who died at the scene,” a spokesman for the East of England Ambulance Service said. “Our thoughts go out to her family and friends.”
A man who lives in the flats told Cambridge News: “I don’t think she lived here. She was visiting a friend I believe. It is a horrible situation.”
An eyewitness told the MailOnline: "I went to look in the garage and saw her legs hanging. It was not a sight to want to remember. It was horrific and I'm doing my best to forget it."
Another resident said: “I don’t know how she got into trouble but the door is automatic and is supposed to stop when it catches on something.”
A Cambridgeshire Police spokeswoman said: "We were called to reports of a sudden death of a woman in Ruth Bagnall Court, Coleridge Road, Cambridge at about 7.30pm on Sunday.
"The incident has been referred to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)."
An HSE spokesman confirmed inspectors were assisting police with inquiries.
Additional reporting by Press Association