Girl crushed by car outside Trimsaran school 'when driver didn't see her' A girl aged three was crushed under a car outside a village school today when it 'rolled back' down a slope on top of her. The little girl was fighting for her life after being trapped under the back wheels for up to an hour as fireman battled to free her. Police were today investigating the tragic accident outside the school at Trimsaran, near Llanelli, South Wales, as the driver was described as being 'distraught'. Police were yesterday investigating the tragic accident outside the school at Trimsaran, near Llanelli, South Wales (file picture) Rescuers said the woman car driver didn't see the tot as the car 'rolled back' onto her. An air ambulance was called to the scene but she was taken by road to Morriston hospital, Swansea, where her condition was described as 'critical'. The road was closed while police investigators tried to discover the cause of the accident. A Welsh Ambulance Service spoksman said: 'The incident happened right opposite Trimsaran School. The three-year-old girl was not hit by a speeding vehicle but trapped behind the wheel of a car that had rolled back on her, without the driver seeing her. She was trapped there for some time before being freed and taken to Morriston. One villager said: 'It is a terrible thing to happen and the little girl was very seriously hurt. She was with her family when it happened - it was a complete freak accident. The poor driver was distraught.