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| Woman dies after 'becoming trapped in automatic car park door' in Cambridge | Woman dies after 'becoming trapped in automatic car park door' in Cambridge |
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| A woman has died after reportedly becoming trapped in an automatic car park door. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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.” | “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.” | 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." | 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.” | 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. | 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)." | "The incident has been referred to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)." |
| An HSE spokesman confirmed inspectors were assisting police with inquiries. | An HSE spokesman confirmed inspectors were assisting police with inquiries. |
| Additional reporting by Press Association | Additional reporting by Press Association |
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