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Woman heard car crash that killed partner

- BY ADAM ASPINALL adam.aspinall@mirror.co.uk @AdamAsp

A GIRLFRIEND was on the phone to her partner and listened as his car crashed, his inquest heard.

Aaron Dycer, 24, was driving to work at a dairy farm when his VW Golf hit a deer and veered into an oncoming Subaru Impreza.

Clare Ashford, 19, was on speakerpho­ne and told the Bournemout­h inquest: “I heard him shout ‘aargh’.

“I heard a loud crashing sound, then silence.”

The Subaru driver was trapped in her car with spinal and pelvic injuries.

Mr Dycer, of Templecomb­e, Somerset, died at the scene on the A352 near Sherborne, Dorset, on August 11 last year.

Verdict: a road traffic collision. Smoke and flames rise from works A home entryphone camera opposite the Tata site shows the start of blast followed by its full impact TWO men were injured when a train believed to be loaded with molten metal exploded at Britain’s biggest steelworks.

Houses shook with the force of a blast at the Tata site in Port Talbot, South Wales, early yesterday.

Several bright flashes could be seen in dramatic video of the incident.

Fire and ambulance crews rushed to the scene at around 3.35am.

One resident said: “There was just a big explosion that just shook the house.”

Police said early indication­s suggested the explosion came from a train used to carry molten metal.

A spokesman added: “All staff are accounted for and there are two casualties with minor injuries.”

The blast caused a number of small fires and damaged some site buildings.

Tata said: “There are no serious injuries and all fires are now under control.”

The injured men were later discharged from hospital.

Local MP Stephen Kinnock said the blast raised concerns about safety at the works.

Business Secretary Greg Clark added: “I want to see the outcome of Tata’s investigat­ion to see if lessons can be learned. Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns said: “It is important Tata addresses safety concerns that could arise.” Fire crew approaches plant

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BLAST FURNACE CAPTURED DAMPING DOWN

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