A woman says she was almost killed by panes of glass which came crashing down from the roof of Whitley Bay Metro Station.
Angelika Taic feels lucky to be alive after several panes of glass fell from above and smashed just inches away from where she was standing. The 38-year-old had set up her Sustenance Society bakery stand in the station with her partner before the drama unfolded as a result of Storm Otto at around 8.16am on February 17.
Recounting her brush with death, Angelika said: "There was a gust of wind, I looked up and my mind went blank.