Elderly woman hospitalised after getting trapped under the wheel of her own car

An elderly woman is in an Adelaide hospital after she somehow became trapped under her own car in Newton on Friday afternoon.

Her leg was crushed by the vehicle's front wheel in a Verona Avenue driveway.

It is not yet clear how she became trapped. Photo: 7 News
It is not yet clear how she became trapped. Photo: 7 News


A passer-by who heard the woman's cries for help rushed to her aid and called an ambulance.

Firefighters freed her before she was taken the Royal Adelaide Hospital for treatment.

Firefighters freed the victim before she was taken to the Royal Adelaide Hospital. Photo: 7 News
Firefighters freed the victim before she was taken to the Royal Adelaide Hospital. Photo: 7 News