Storm Bert almost claimed the lives of more innocent Brits after a young father was trapped with his baby boy in a sinking car on Saturday afternoon.
Andre Randles was forced to pull his 11-month-old son from the window of his sinking Volkswagen hatchback after he had driven into a flooded road in Todmorden, West Yorkshire.
Moments later, his car dipped below the surface on Woodhouse Road, which borders the River Calder.
His terrified girlfriend later revealed her shock at what happened as she revealed she ‘dreaded to think’ what would have happened if her boyfriend ‘hadn’t thought fast enough’.
Marketing manager Paige Newsome praised her partner and called on Calderdale Council to do more to protect locals from the raging floodwater.
She said: ‘Calderdale Council need to sort this out ASAP! They have been getting notified about this part of Woodhouse Road multiple times by the owners of the house next to where our car is parked.
‘[It was] such a scary experience for Andre having to…
