Driver cheats death when two ton roof ripped off church by storm narrowly misses his car

A CAR driver cheated death when a two ton roof was torn off a former Methodist chapel – and missed his car by a second.

One half of the roof flew off about 6pm on Sunday when the wind got under a temporary membrane and split it in two.

Locals told of a night of storm drama which closed Westgate Road, in the village of Belton near Doncaster, in both directions.

Darren Johnson, 55, was converting the former church and trolley bus museum into a private residence for himself.

He said: “The waterproof membrane and wood got taken off, just missed a car and went into next door.

“It was an old roof and was coming off anyway.

“It is a historic.

“We were worried the gable end was going to go and the side walls were going to collapse in.”

Forecasters are now warning Brits to start bracing for Storm Jocelyn – which is set to bring 70mph gales from tomorrow.

Amber and yellow weather alerts cover the entire UK north of Cardiff and Peterborough for much of the UK for two days.

It comes after howling Storm Isha winds wrought havoc all over the UK overnight.

A number of trees in Northern Ireland made famous by the TV series Game Of Thrones were felled by the storm.

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Paul Sims

January 22, 2024 10:50 pm