Roxanne Pallett reveals she feared she was going to die after smashing a stock car into a concrete wall

ROXANNE Pallet revealed she thought she was going to die after crashing a car into a concrete wall at 40mph.

The former Emmerdale star, 35, was airlifted to hospital on Wednesday after the terrifying smash during a stock car race in Yorkshire.

Speaking for the first time since the horror accident, she told the : “I was flying towards the bend at speed, out of control. I took a deep breath and prayed to God I would make it.

“My heart sank, stomach knotted. I remember it in slow motion, knowing I would hit the wall and it’s the scariest thing... knowing your life is out of your hands.

“I felt crushing disappointment that this was it, life over.”

Roxanne added that she asked God to let her live as she battled to stay awake.

The Sun exclusively revealed how the actress blacked out for 30 seconds following the horror collision at Hunmanby Raceway near Scarborough.

Firefighters took two hours to cut her from the wreckage, before she was airlifted 41miles to Hull Royal Infirmary.

She suffered concussion, severe bruising and two sprained wrists.

Roxanne had been racing Ben Fry, her Minster FM breakfast show co-host, to promote the Outlaw Gold Top Shootout event on August 11.

A source told The Sun Online: "She tried to overtake Ben on a bend and was travelling too fast and smashed into the concrete wall on the track.

"She lost consciousness for about 30 seconds on impact. Fortunately she was wearing a helmet and race gear."

The source added that Roxanne was loaded onto the air ambulance on a back board and is on morphine to help with the pain.

Video footage of the aftermath of the crash shows a green helicopter taking off from the middle of the raceway, while two fire engines, a police van and white Mercedes are parked on the track.

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