Tenby crash: Heartbroken dad explains what he told son after baby sister killed in car park
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A devastated father has recalled the "horror movie" crash which took the life of his baby daughter. Alex Kelemen, 27, from Manchester, has opened up about losing his six-month old, Sophia, after she died from severe brain injuries. The little girl, who was in a pushchair at the time, had been on vacation with Alex and her mother, Betty, 26. They were getting ready to return home from Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales, when tragedy struck inside a multi-storey car park on January 2.
Flaviu Naghi, 33, from Wigan, is set to appear in court next month, charged with causing death by dangerous driving and driving without a licence or insurance. Describing the seconds leading up to the crash, Mr Kelemen said: "Just before we got to the car, the horror movie started. It's hard to know and to think about what happened.".
Sophia was taken to hospital and into surgery, but she sadly succumbed to her injuries the next day. Mr Kelemen added: "It's been horrific to see our little daughter being in that bed and go through all those procedures." He added: "Everybody loved her, all of our friends. She's always going to live in my heart. I know she's going to be watching me every day.".
Mr Kelemen revealed that one of the toughest parts of the process is trying to explain what happened to Sophia's five-year-old brother, Lucus. The big brother has been asking about her every day since the crash, reports BBC. Mr Kelemen continued: "The biggest pain I've had was explaining to him that God loved his sister more than we did and God gave Sophia a brand new set of wings so that she could fly over him and protect him.".
