{"id":98441,"date":"2023-09-04T15:58:48","date_gmt":"2023-09-04T15:58:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritycovernews.com\/?p=98441"},"modified":"2023-09-04T15:58:48","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T15:58:48","slug":"car-missed-me-by-inches-after-it-killed-pedestrian-cyclist-in-deadly-rampage-before-crashing-into-my-coventry-home-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritycovernews.com\/world-news\/car-missed-me-by-inches-after-it-killed-pedestrian-cyclist-in-deadly-rampage-before-crashing-into-my-coventry-home-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Car missed me by inches after it &#x27;killed pedestrian &amp; cyclist in deadly rampage&#x27; before crashing into my Coventry home | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A HOMEOWNER has told how he is &quot;lucky to be alive&quot; after a driver who killed a pedestrian and cyclist ploughed into his house.<\/p>\n<p>Barry Dean, 76, was watching Match of the Day yesterday morning when the vehicle smashed through his wall.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/cops-called-gosford-street-coventry-842410614.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/cops-called-gosford-street-coventry-842410628.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>The driver, 33, was arrested on suspicion of murder after a pedestrian, 44, and cyclist, 47, died.<\/p>\n<p>The cyclist who died was named in tributes as Joel. <\/p>\n<p>Floral arrangements left at the scene read: &quot;There is an extra bright star in the sky tonight. May you shine brightly and watch over your beautiful children always.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Taken too soon in such tragic circumstances.<\/p>\n<h2><span>Read more news<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/newspress-collage-23788722-1693832703116.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Baby girl seriously injured after car crash in Cornwall<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/newspress-collage-23781633-1693841770441.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Boy, 6, and teenage girl among 3 dead in horror crash with double-decker bus<\/h3>\n<p>&quot;You were a good man who cared for all.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Another read: &quot;I love you so much. You were the best husband, best father, best brother. The best friend to everyone.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Barry has now been left with gaping holes in the front and side of his dream home.<\/p>\n<p>But the retired builder told The Sun Online he is just thankful he wasn&#x27;t hurt in the chaos.<\/p>\n<h2>Most read in The Sun<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/crop-23779278-2.jpg\"><\/picture><span>ROY ASSAULT <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Roy Keane \u2018shaken\u2019 after \u2018headbutt\u2019 by fan with Sky set to \u2018beef up\u2019 security<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/jb-hollyreturn-comp.jpg\"><\/picture><span>WILL IT STOP <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>This Morning fans brand Holly Willoughby&#8217;s big return &#8216;worst opening ever&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/GIF-HERO-Keane-UNMUZZED_V3.gif?strip=all&amp;w=300&amp;h=192&amp;crop=1\" class=\"css-ksk4ta\"\/><\/picture><span>SEEING RED <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Roy Keane \u2018headbutted&#8217; as Micah Richards holds \u2018attacker\u2019<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/RF-COMP-Becky-Watts-killer-1.jpg\"><\/picture><span>FIEND RELEASED <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Becky Watts killer seen back on streets after being freed after just 8 years<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Barry added: &quot;When police told me the driver had allegedly killed two other people just minutes before, I thought: \u2018Blimey! I\u2019m lucky to be alive&#x27;.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy damage is only bricks and mortar, it can be rebuilt. Life can\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The dad-of-three and wife Angela, 74, now fear they will need to move out of their dream home.<\/p>\n<p>They are waiting for loss adjusters from his insurance company to survey the damage.<\/p>\n<p>Barry said:,\u201dThere\u2019s gaping holes and cracks and <span>oil<\/span> spillage all over the drive. <\/p>\n<p>&quot;The electrics and gas have been turned off so we have no utilities.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;It will have to be rebuilt but not by me. I\u2019ve given up that job.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Wife Angela, who was at a car boot sale at the time, said she arrived home to find the road sealed off by police.<\/p>\n<p>She added: &quot;It is all very upsetting and distressing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Officers were called to Gosford Street yesterday after the 44-year-old pedestrian was hit by a car.<\/p>\n<p>The car then ploughed into a cyclist a 10-minute drive away on Woodway Lane.<\/p>\n<p>Both died from their injuries shortly after the\u00a0<span>horror<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>A third person was treated for injuries which are not life threatening.<\/p>\n<p>Police confirmed the car then smashed into the brick wall of a house in Beckbury Road.<\/p>\n<p>The force confirmed they are not looking for anyone else in connection with the collisions.<\/p>\n<p>They also said the horror is not being treated as terror-related and <span>the suspect<\/span> has been detained under the Mental Health Act.<\/p>\n<p>Superintendent Ronan Tyrer said: &quot;We have now informed the families of all those involved in today&#x27;s tragic incidents and our thoughts remain firmly with them at this truly devastating time.<\/p>\n<h2><span>Read More on The Sun<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/peniscola-pe-iscola-village-aerial-842386307.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Spanish seaside you&#8217;ve never heard of with unspoilt beaches &#038; 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