‘Miracle man’ survives vehicle crush horror
A PENSIONER from Gosport whose four tonne motorhome suddenly collapsed onto his head causing devastating injuries has been hailed as ‘a miracle man’ by his wife.
Keith Tyler, 72, was fixing wheels beneath the vehicle on October 30 last year when it fell off the jack before crushing his head.
The shocking incident at Fort Rowner in Gosport happened right in front of Keith’s horrified wife Tina, 70.
The nightmare scenario resulted in Keith suffering catastrophic injuries including fractures to his skull and jaw, a blood clot, lungs filled with blood and a ripped ear.
Tina was warned by a doctor: ‘He’s not going to make it.’
But, against all the odds,
Keith was released from hospital in February and is now on the road to recovery.
Keithsaid:‘Ifeelprettygood truthbetoldconsideringIhada four-tonne motorhome on my head. I know nothing more after it happened.’
Tina,speakingoftheterrifying incident, said: ‘I saw it drop on him. I didn’t know what to do. I turned away and shouted over the fort wall for help and phoned 999 before a security guard came over.
‘Keithwasinapoolofblood. Somehow he got out from under the van and pushed himself out.
‘He stood up and stepped forward and then collapsed by the side of the car. There was blood everywhere. It was very traumatic.’
Emergency crews arrived on scene before Keith was rushed to Southampton General Hospital.
Among those present was
PC Josh Cottrell, who became Tina’s ‘rock’ in the midst of the crisis. He took her to hospital and waited with her throughout the day for news.
‘When the doctor came to tell me the dreadful news that Keith was not going to make it, Josh held me. He went above andbeyondwithhissupportin suchadifficulttime,’Tinasaid.
JoshkeptintouchwithTina inthemonthsafterbutafterhis phone broke they lost touch withhimunawareofKeith’simprovement.
KeithhadbeenintheneurologicalunitatSouthamptonuntil he was transferred to Queen AlexandraHospitalinCosham in December. Despite his improvement his heart stopped and had to be restarted at one point and he also became ill with pneumonia.
But on New Year’s Day he was hoisted into a shower and thentwodayslaterhewaswalking. ‘It was brilliant,’ Tina said.