BRITS FLEE FOR THEIR LIVES

Arena bombing survivor caught in latest horror Holby star Laila tweets as she hides in freezer

PANIC Buggy is abandoned

I saw people screaming and being knocked down

BRENDON SISSING WITNESS TO CARNAGE A MANCHESTER Arena bomb survivor was caught up in the atrocity.

Chris Pawley was yards away when the van ploughed into the crowd.

The 30-year-old on a trip from Manchester with partner Corey Lorde, said: “We can’t believe it. There were police everywhere and ambulances.

“The shops started putting the shutters down. Then we then saw FRESH TERROR Chris Pawley

rows of emergency vehicles.”

Chris was in the audience at the fateful May 22 Ariana Grande gig but left seconds before the bomb went off. He said: “We were so, so lucky. We came out into the area where the bomb exploded. We walked past [bomb victim] Martyn Hett who we were sitting near.

“We got through the second set of doors and as we were crossing the bridge to go down the steps to the station it went off behind us... so literally seconds.” THE partner of snooker star Ronnie O’Sullivan hid in a freezer in a restaurant to escape the mayhem.

Holby City star Laila Rouass, 46, tweeted live about her experience. She posted: “In the middle of the attack. Hiding in a restaurant freezer. Happened so fast. Praying for the safety of everyone here x.” REFUGE Actress Laila Rouass

She then said: “Gunshots just heard. Armed police running down the street looking for someone.”

In further tweets the ex-star of Footballers’ Wives spoke of Las Ramblas being “in lock down with armed police everywhere”. She told how the driver had been shot dead. Laila then tweeted her thanks to restaurant staff “for staying calm… I love you Barcelona”.

Primeval actor Douglas Henshall tweeted his friend: “F*** sake Laila stay safe.” Ronnie’s fan club wrote: “Stay safe. Ronnie needs you!”