An elderly lady had to have part of her leg amputated after she and a friend were pinned to a wall by a car that lost control in Coventry.

The 76-year-old and her 83-year-old friend were waking home along Keresley Road at 4pm on Saturday when the accident happened.

A 51-year-old woman from Ash Green was driving along Radford Road and stopped at the traffic island at the junction between Keresley Road and Brownshill Green Road.

She lost control of her vehicle and slew off the road, knocking the pensioners, who are both from Coundon, against the wall.

The garden wall was 4ft high and had railings.

The women were not impaled on the railings, but they were cut down by firefighters to help the rescue operation.

The 76-year-old had to have her right leg amputated below the knee. She also suffered a compound fracture to her other leg.

The 83-year-old suffered a compound fracture to each leg.