They survived being struck by a car as they walked on a city centre pavement.
But today the nightmare continues for Angela and Ronald Chapman, a week on from the horror incident. The couple, from Gateshead, had been enjoying a night out in Newcastle when they were hit from behind by a car that mounted the pavement, on Grainger Street.
Angela became trapped under the vehicle, while Ronald was thrown against a wall. At first it seemed both had somehow escaped the incident, on Sunday September 11, without serious injury.