Mother saves 10-month old son as car bursts into flames

Jack Evans
Updated
Lisa Taperek's photo which captures the dramatic moment her Vauxhall Zafira burst into flames. See SWNS story SWFLAMES; A mother rescued her ten-month-old baby from her smoking car just seconds before it burst into flames, as the Vauxhall Zafira combustion scandal continues. Mum-of-four Lisa Taperek, 32, only noticed something was wrong with her 2007 Zafira B when her mother saw smoke billowing out of the engine bay. No sooner had she popped open the bonnet to inspect the engine than she realised there was no time to spare, and snatched her baby son, Kinsley, from his car seat. "I was faffing about in my bag when mum walked down the drive to the car, opened up the door and said 'why is the car smoking?' I hadn't even noticed it," she said.


Photo Credit: Lisa Taperek / SWNS.com​

A mother was able to rescue her 10-month old child from his car seat moments before the vehicle burst into flames.

Lisa Taperek saw smoke coming from the engine of her Vauxhall Zafira, and was quick enough to be able to free son Kinsley from his seat before the entire vehicle went up in flames.

Advertisement