A postman caught up in a huge and terrifying explosion that shook an entire street and claimed the life of a 68-year-old man has spoken of his ongoing shock and how lucky he feels to be alive.
Jonathan Roberts, who is 49, was driving his Royal Mail postal van in the Morriston area of Swansea on the morning of Monday, March 13. He started work at 6.15am and was due to finish by around 1.30pm after what he said had been a largely uneventful morning. You can get the latest WalesOnline newsletters e-mailed to you directly for free by signing up here.
It was about 11.20am when he was driving slowly towards a junction coming out onto Clydach Road. Then, everything changed. A huge explosion came from a semi-detached house on the corner of the street, destroying the property, substantially damaging the adjoining home and causing damage to several more.
