Laisrean
August 6th, 2005, 12:31 AM
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wear/4746665.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wear/4746665.stm)
A young woman summoned up the strength to lift a car more than 20 times her body weight to free a trapped friend, despite being injured herself.
Kyla Smith, from Sunderland, was driving her MG ZR hatchback near Washington when it left the road and hit a tree.
Passenger Jonathon Connor's leg was stuck under the car as it rolled over.
So the 23-year-old lifted the car to allow him to escape, unaware that she had injured her back in the crash.
Ms Smith said: "I lost control of car, it hit a pile of bricks, which hit the steering arm and made wheels head for a tree. We hit the tree and the car came down on the passenger side.
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A young woman summoned up the strength to lift a car more than 20 times her body weight to free a trapped friend, despite being injured herself.
Kyla Smith, from Sunderland, was driving her MG ZR hatchback near Washington when it left the road and hit a tree.
Passenger Jonathon Connor's leg was stuck under the car as it rolled over.
So the 23-year-old lifted the car to allow him to escape, unaware that she had injured her back in the crash.
Ms Smith said: "I lost control of car, it hit a pile of bricks, which hit the steering arm and made wheels head for a tree. We hit the tree and the car came down on the passenger side.
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