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This is the dramatic moment an Audi A3 crashes and explodes into flames after speeding down a road. <\/p>\n
A woman was left in a critical condition after the crash on the A470 at Carno, Powys, in 2023. <\/p>\n
The village has a speed limit of 40mph (64km\/h), but David Pritchard, 36, of Castle Road, Builth Wells, lost control while driving at 75mph (120km\/h), badly injuring two friends. <\/p>\n
The court heard Pritchard’s driving licence had been revoked because of drug issues, and he was jailed for four-and-a-half years after admitting causing serious injury by dangerous driving. <\/p>\n
“The ball of fire as the car exploded is the image that sums up how incredibly lucky everybody was to survive with their lives,” Judge Niclas Parry said at Mold Crown Court. <\/p>\n
He added: “The fact remains two friends of yours were very seriously injured. <\/p>\n
“Indeed 16 months after the collision, they are still unable to return to work and it’s because you were driving at high speed, influenced by alcohol following hours of drinking.”<\/p>\n
Video edited by Tink Llewellyn<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n