A WOMAN sustained a broken pelvis after being trapped under a reversing HGV lorry.

The 42-year-old victim, whose identity has not been released, was walking across the car park of the Wilkinson's superstore in Cotham Street, St Helens, at about 3.45pm on Friday, August 1, when the incident occurred.

Fire services and paramedics were called to the scene and the woman was taken to Whiston Hospital where her condition was said to be comfortable.

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