Pensioner, 74, run over and killed by her own car after it reversed over her and dragged her along the ground Susan Tovey, 74, was struggling to release her jammed handbrake She got out and stood behind the car while a neighbour helped The Ford Fiesta, which was in reverse, sped backwards crushing the OAP A pensioner died after she was run over by her own car when a neighbour went to help her release her handbrake. Susan Tovey, 74, was crushed by her Ford Fiesta outside her home in Wickhambrook, Bury St Edmonds, before heading off to meet friends to play bingo. Her neighbour, Ray Featherstone, described how he looked out from his window and saw that she was struggling with the handbrake on her automatic. Scene: Susan Tovey was attempting to reverse her car out of a parking space in front of her home in Emily Frost Close, Wickhambroook, near Bury St Edmunds, above He went out to help dislodge it but the car was still in reverse and it sped backwards for 100ft, knocking down and killing Mrs Tovey instantly. Mr Featherstone was also injured in the accident, which happened at 7.20pm on Wednesday evening. He said: 'It's really hit me now, mentally. 'I'm all aches and pains, but I'm over that. She's not there any more, I feel awful, to be honest. I feel terrible. Why did I have to go to the window? 'I lay there for 30 seconds afterwards and I was scared to move, thinking 'am I paraplegic?' 'I was so lucky, if I'd gone the other way, the car would have gone over me. 'I knew she wasn't well but she was a little fighter and I really admired her for that.' Mr Featherstone said he regularly used to go round and do odd jobs for Ms Tovey, as well as helping out other neighbours in the close. He was flung from the car after it jolted backwards and needed stitches to his head and had cuts and bruises to his arms, legs and back. A spokesperson for Suffolk police said: 'A full police investigation is taking place to ascertain the circumstances surrounding the incident.'