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| Doctor Who star Colin Baker may sue over daughter's car crash | Doctor Who star Colin Baker may sue over daughter's car crash |
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| The former Doctor Who actor Colin Baker is considering legal action after his daughter's car struck a pothole and hit a tree in Buckinghamshire. | |
| Mr Baker's daughter, Lally, 22, suffered bruising when her Nissan Micra spun off the A404 while driving towards High Wycombe last Wednesday. | |
| Mr Baker said: "Our insurance company is considering action against [the council] and if they don't, I will." | Mr Baker said: "Our insurance company is considering action against [the council] and if they don't, I will." |
| Buckinghamshire County Council said the hole had now been "made safe". | Buckinghamshire County Council said the hole had now been "made safe". |
| Ms Baker, who works for a London-based animal welfare charity, was travelling home to Cadmore End when the wheel of her car struck a pot hole outside Hazelmere. | |
| 'Big impact' | 'Big impact' |
| She said it took her "completely by surprise" but she was driving "well within" the speed limit of 50mph in busy evening traffic. | She said it took her "completely by surprise" but she was driving "well within" the speed limit of 50mph in busy evening traffic. |
| "I saw some cones and I thought I was going round it," she said. | "I saw some cones and I thought I was going round it," she said. |
| "The cones were in the hole but it was longer than the cones covered, so I still managed to hit it and I spun into a tree. | "The cones were in the hole but it was longer than the cones covered, so I still managed to hit it and I spun into a tree. |
| "There was a big impact, the car is a write-off. I am amazed I am in one piece, I was very lucky." | |
| Mr Baker, who played the sixth Doctor between 1984 and 1986, said he had since moved the cones from in the hole to around it "to prevent further accidents". | Mr Baker, who played the sixth Doctor between 1984 and 1986, said he had since moved the cones from in the hole to around it "to prevent further accidents". |
| He said: "I'd say it was a good day because my daughter walked away, but we are very grateful for efficient seatbelts and airbags." | |
| Rosemary Bryant, from the council, said: "The area has been coned off to make it safe and the road space is booked from 18-20 February to permanently repair this defect." | |
| She added: "Following the cold snap there are a number of potholes appearing on the road network and those requiring urgent attention should be reported by phone to our href="http://www.transportforbucks.net/Transport-and-roads.aspx" title="Buckinghamshire County Council" >contact centre so that they can be inspected as soon as possible." | |