A BRAVE dad flung himself in front of a runaway car to stop it ploughing into his children and their pals.
Keith Ashby, of Blackburn, managed to stop the Toyota Corolla which had slipped its handbrake and was rolling down a steep hill in Infirmary Street, Blackburn.
Mr Ashby was crushed between the runaway and his car and was trapped for five minutes. He suffered a broken leg in the accident.
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