Man in his 80s dies and woman rushed to hospital after car ‘enters the water’ at Noyna Ford during Storm Bert
A MAN in his 80s has died and a woman was rushed to hospital after a car “entered the water” during Storm Bert.
The pensioner was recovered by emergency services from water at Noyna Ford in Lancashire at about 4.15pm yesterday, said cops.
Lancashire Police said he was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead.
A woman, aged in her 80s, was also recovered from the water and remains in hospital where her condition is described as not life threatening.
Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service sent two fire engines to the scene.
Firefighters from Nelson and Penwortham who are specialist swift water rescue teams were involved along with a boat from Preston.
The man’s death is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be passed to the coroner, police said.
It comes as Storm Bert continues to spark major disruption today.
A major incident has been declared in South Wales amid flooding sparked by the furious storm.
Locals in Pontypridd awoke to find their front gardens underwater and cars completely submerged on the street.
Persistent rainfall overnight saw the River Taff burst its banks and cause chaos in the town.
A major incident has now been declared across several parts of South Wales due to the rapid floodwater.
Businesses have also been affected, including those on Mill Street in Pontypridd.
Fire rescue services are helping residents navigate the dangers and pump water from out of Sion Street.
Devastatingly this is the second time in four years the street has experienced major flooding.
The local community have banded together and are passing out food and drinks to the emergency workers.
Elsewhere, a mum watched in horror as her 11-month-old baby became trapped inside a car sinking in raging floodwaters.
The baby’s dad, Andre Randles, had to rescue his son when his Volkswagen hatchback became submerged in West Yorkshire.
Storm Bert tragically claimed its first life on Saturday after a tree fell on a car.
A man in his 60s died in Hampshire just before 8.00am after the horror.
It comes as the chaos rages on into a second day.
As the Atlantic brings warmer temperatures, snow that covered the north of England and much of Scotland yesterday is melting.
Met Office yellow weather warnings for rain and wind covering large swathes of the country are also in place.
Today there is a yellow weather warning for wind covering the Scottish Highlands from midday until midnight.
A Yellow weather warning for wind is also in place from 11am this morning until 6pm across the whole of Northern Ireland.
In south east England, the same alert is in place from 8am until 9pm, and along the whole of the coastline until 9pm.
There is also a yellow weather warning for rain covering south Wales from 6am until 1pm.
And a second yellow alert for rain in place on the south west coast that came into force at 6am on Saturday and lasts until 11.45pm tonight.