A mum said a pothole caused her car to flip upside down and could have killed her. Kerrie Bradshaw, from Shoreham, said she was driving along Southwick Street in Southwick, with her 12-year-old son Alfie when she noticed the "bigger than usual" pothole. The 46-year-old said she tried to swerve to go around the pothole but her back tyre clipped it, sending her Volkswagen Golf rolling in the air before landing and hitting a stationary car.
READ MORE: 5G mast could be put up in city despite being initially refused Kerrie told The Argus: "That's the last thing I remember. I'm rolling and rolling in the air a couple of times and then I'm upside down." After a brief loss of consciousness, Kerrie turned to look at her son to see if he was okay as passers-by rushed to help.
Kerrie and her son managed to free themselves from the vehicle as the paramedics, Sussex Police and the West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service arrived. She told The Argus: "My head was killing me at this point. Me and Alfie both had bad heads.
We both felt really sick and dizzy." Her partner Paul Davies met them at the scene and Kerrie and Alfie were taken to hospital by ambulance after spending two hours at the scene being observed. Kerrie said they were checked over in A&E before being discharged less than two hours later.
Her partner Mr Davies drove them back to the accident scene that evening to try and gather CCTV footage of the incident from neighbours, however Kerrie said driving down the road made her feel li.
