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Shropshire Big Brother legend Craig Phillips shares 'horrifying' electric Jaguar ordeal

Shropshire's Big Brother legend Craig Phillips has told of his fear when the brakes failed on his Jaguar I-Pace electric vehicle while he was driving.

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The show's first ever winner, who lived in Newport, told of the dramatic incident after a report of a car of the same model having to be flanked by police on the M62 after a possible malfunction.

Craig, 52, told the BBC it was "terrifying" to feel "out of control" of the vehicle while his family were also inside.

Jaguar said it was investigating and took the two incidents - both the one involving Craig and the one on the M62 - seriously.

Earlier this week, another I-Pace driver claimed to have found himself unable to brake on a motorway as the car accelerated and had to be flanked by police.

"Following the incident involving a Jaguar I-Pace on the M62 on the afternoon of 6th March, we are looking into this matter with urgency," Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) told the BBC.