By . Nick Fagge, Ben Spencer and Andy Dolan . PUBLISHED: . 17:09 EST, 2 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 17:41 EST, 3 January 2013 . These are the first pictures of Simon Huxtable and  Deborah Dale, the British couple crushed by a drunk driver in Bruges. The pair had been taking a stroll on New Year’s Day when they were hit by a speeding  Mercedes going the wrong way down a one-way street. Miss Dale, 34, and Mr Huxtable, 44, were badly injured when the car pinned them to a wall, crushing their legs. Injured: Simon Huxtable, 44, and Deborah Dale, 34, were crushed by a car while on a romantic holiday in Bruges . The couple, from Witney, Oxfordshire, were in the city for a romantic New Year break, and had been staying in the heart of Old Bruges. They remain in the city’s Sint Jan Hospital, where doctors are fighting to save their legs. A source close to Miss Dale’s family yesterday corrected a statement by Belgian police, who said medics had been forced to amputate both her legs in an emergency operation. The source told the Daily Mail: ‘Miss Dale has been seriously injured but doctors have not had to amputate her legs. ‘She has suffered serious injuries and she is continuing to receive treatment for these injuries in hospital.’ The original police statement said: ‘The woman had to have both of her legs amputated. ‘The man also suffered bad injuries. One of his legs was very badly injured but doctors have been working to save them.’ The couple’s parents rushed to Belgium after learning of the accident, and remain at their hospital bedsides. Foreign Office officials also are providing assistance. Scene of horror: The Mercedes stands in the cobbled street where Deborah Dale and Simon Huxtable were crushed . Mr Huxtable, from Witney, Oxfordshire, had travelled to the historic Belgian city for a romantic New Year break with Miss Dale . 'There was blood everywhere. The lady’s legs were completely crushed.’ The driver, a 22-year-old local man . who has not been identified, had been at an all-night New Year’s Eve . party in the city centre before the accident, which happened at 10.30am. He failed to stop the Mercedes C320 . saloon at a T-junction and ploughed straight into the couple, who were . walking along the cobbled streets past historic Flemish houses in the . Old Town. The heavy car pinned the couple against the wall of a house, causing horrific crush injuries. The driver, who police believe had . been speeding, was breathalysed at the scene and arrested for driving . while over the alcohol limit. He was banned from driving for 15 days . and released without further sanction. A magistrate will decide in the . coming months whether to bring any further charges. Last night Miss Dale’s ex-partner Kevin Ruxton branded the Belgian criminal justice system ‘disgusting’. Mr Ruxton, a computer engineer from . West London, said: ‘It’s up to a judge to decide if this drunk . 22-year-old gets any kind of sentence, I think that is preposterous. It . seems too lenient.’ He added: ‘They were just in the wrong place at the wrong time. We are still in shock.’ Yesterday a spokesman for the Belgian . police said the couple remained in a serious condition. ‘There is a . possibility that they may both have to have either one or even both legs . amputated,’ he added. Sister . Emmanuelle, a Catholic nun who witnessed the horrific scene, said: ‘I . heard a big bang and then I heard loud screaming. There were two people . lying on the ground screaming and waving their arms wildly. It was . terrible. ‘The people were screaming and screaming and shouting out in English. I tried to reassure them but I cannot speak English. ‘The driver got out of the car and asked . someone to call an ambulance. People were coming out of their houses . because of the noise . ‘Finally the injured people fell silent and stopped screaming. After what seemed like a long time the police and the ambulance arrived. ‘I have not been able to sleep since. I can still hear them screaming.' A retired doctor, who lives next to the crash site, administered first aid on the couple while they waited for the ambulance. Witness Marleen Broeckeart said: ‘There was blood everywhere. The lady’s legs were completely crushed.’ Horrific: Witnesses to the crash said that they heard screaming while a retired doctor who lived nearby administered first aid . A police spokesman told the Daily Mail: ‘The driver is a local man. He had borrowed his sister’s car to come to Bruges for a New Year’s Eve party. ‘The next day he was driving the wrong way along a small street in the centre of Bruges. ‘He was meant to turn at a T-junction but he went straight on and drove into the British tourists who were walking along the footpath. 'The Mercedes is a very heavy car and it pinned them against the front of a house and they were badly hurt. ‘The driver said he had been drinking and officers found he was over the legal limit. ‘He was arrested and he was banned from driving for 15 days, which is the normal procedure. A magistrate will decide in the next couple of months if there will be any further charges.’ Popular: The historic city of Bruges attracts thousands of British tourists every year . Miss Dale’s parents, Roger and Diana, were at their daughter’s bedside at the Sint Jan Hospital in Bruges. A hospital spokesman said: ‘They are very upset. They don’t want to talk about what has happened to their daughter. It is against hospital policy to discuss the medical condition of patients with journalists.’ Bruges, which dates from the 12th century and is a UNESCO world heritage site, is a popular holiday destination attracting tens of thousands of Britons every year. The small Old Town is characterised by its winding cobbled streets, meandering canals and pretty squares surrounded by distinct Flemish red-brick houses. However behind the picturesque architecture is a rich commercial history – Bruges was an important trading centre throughout the Middle Ages.
Simon Huxtable, 44, and Deborah Dale, 34, were crushed while out walking .
Run down by 22-year-old local man who was driving over the limit .
Couple, from Witney, Oxfordshire, recovering in hospital after crush .
By . Nick Fagge, Ben Spencer and Andy Dolan . PUBLISHED: . 17:09 EST, 2 January 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 17:41 EST, 3 January 2013 . These are the first pictures of Simon Huxtable and  Deborah Dale, the British couple crushed by a drunk driver in Bruges. The pair had been taking a stroll on New Year’s Day when they were hit by a speeding  Mercedes going the wrong way down a one-way street. Miss Dale, 34, and Mr Huxtable, 44, were badly injured when the car pinned them to a wall, crushing their legs. Injured: Simon Huxtable, 44, and Deborah Dale, 34, were crushed by a car while on a romantic holiday in Bruges . The couple, from Witney, Oxfordshire, were in the city for a romantic New Year break, and had been staying in the heart of Old Bruges. They remain in the city’s Sint Jan Hospital, where doctors are fighting to save their legs. A source close to Miss Dale’s family yesterday corrected a statement by Belgian police, who said medics had been forced to amputate both her legs in an emergency operation. The source told the Daily Mail: ‘Miss Dale has been seriously injured but doctors have not had to amputate her legs. ‘She has suffered serious injuries and she is continuing to receive treatment for these injuries in hospital.’ The original police statement said: ‘The woman had to have both of her legs amputated. ‘The man also suffered bad injuries. One of his legs was very badly injured but doctors have been working to save them.’ The couple’s parents rushed to Belgium after learning of the accident, and remain at their hospital bedsides. Foreign Office officials also are providing assistance. Scene of horror: The Mercedes stands in the cobbled street where Deborah Dale and Simon Huxtable were crushed . Mr Huxtable, from Witney, Oxfordshire, had travelled to the historic Belgian city for a romantic New Year break with Miss Dale . 'There was blood everywhere. The lady’s legs were completely crushed.’ The driver, a 22-year-old local man . who has not been identified, had been at an all-night New Year’s Eve . party in the city centre before the accident, which happened at 10.30am. He failed to stop the Mercedes C320 . saloon at a T-junction and ploughed straight into the couple, who were . walking along the cobbled streets past historic Flemish houses in the . Old Town. The heavy car pinned the couple against the wall of a house, causing horrific crush injuries. The driver, who police believe had . been speeding, was breathalysed at the scene and arrested for driving . while over the alcohol limit. He was banned from driving for 15 days . and released without further sanction. A magistrate will decide in the . coming months whether to bring any further charges. Last night Miss Dale’s ex-partner Kevin Ruxton branded the Belgian criminal justice system ‘disgusting’. Mr Ruxton, a computer engineer from . West London, said: ‘It’s up to a judge to decide if this drunk . 22-year-old gets any kind of sentence, I think that is preposterous. It . seems too lenient.’ He added: ‘They were just in the wrong place at the wrong time. We are still in shock.’ Yesterday a spokesman for the Belgian . police said the couple remained in a serious condition. ‘There is a . possibility that they may both have to have either one or even both legs . amputated,’ he added. Sister . Emmanuelle, a Catholic nun who witnessed the horrific scene, said: ‘I . heard a big bang and then I heard loud screaming. There were two people . lying on the ground screaming and waving their arms wildly. It was . terrible. ‘The people were screaming and screaming and shouting out in English. I tried to reassure them but I cannot speak English. ‘The driver got out of the car and asked . someone to call an ambulance. People were coming out of their houses . because of the noise . ‘Finally the injured people fell silent and stopped screaming. After what seemed like a long time the police and the ambulance arrived. ‘I have not been able to sleep since. I can still hear them screaming.' A retired doctor, who lives next to the crash site, administered first aid on the couple while they waited for the ambulance. Witness Marleen Broeckeart said: ‘There was blood everywhere. The lady’s legs were completely crushed.’ Horrific: Witnesses to the crash said that they heard screaming while a retired doctor who lived nearby administered first aid . A police spokesman told the Daily Mail: ‘The driver is a local man. He had borrowed his sister’s car to come to Bruges for a New Year’s Eve party. ‘The next day he was driving the wrong way along a small street in the centre of Bruges. ‘He was meant to turn at a T-junction but he went straight on and drove into the British tourists who were walking along the footpath. 'The Mercedes is a very heavy car and it pinned them against the front of a house and they were badly hurt. ‘The driver said he had been drinking and officers found he was over the legal limit. ‘He was arrested and he was banned from driving for 15 days, which is the normal procedure. A magistrate will decide in the next couple of months if there will be any further charges.’ Popular: The historic city of Bruges attracts thousands of British tourists every year . Miss Dale’s parents, Roger and Diana, were at their daughter’s bedside at the Sint Jan Hospital in Bruges. A hospital spokesman said: ‘They are very upset. They don’t want to talk about what has happened to their daughter. It is against hospital policy to discuss the medical condition of patients with journalists.’ Bruges, which dates from the 12th century and is a UNESCO world heritage site, is a popular holiday destination attracting tens of thousands of Britons every year. The small Old Town is characterised by its winding cobbled streets, meandering canals and pretty squares surrounded by distinct Flemish red-brick houses. However behind the picturesque architecture is a rich commercial history – Bruges was an important trading centre throughout the Middle Ages.
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