A Fife councillor has told of the moment a car towing a caravan ploughed into the back of her broken-down vehicle as it sat stricken on the A92.
Mary Lockhart suffered concussion and shock along with head, neck and arm injuries in the crash on Sunday.
It happened after her car had lost power on the southbound carriageway, near Lochgelly, at around 4.30pm.
Three fire crews and paramedics were called to the scene and Mary was taken to hospital.
‘Intense and loud’ A92 crash
The politician – who represents Labour in the Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty ward – told The Courier she had been “extremely lucky” not to suffer more serious injury.
She said: “I was returning home from Kirkcaldy after caring for a friend when the car suddenly lost power.
“Despite there being no hard shoulder I managed to guide the car into the side so it wasn’t an obstruction.
“I quickly phoned my wife, Jane, to contact the police but then noticed a huge black vehicle approaching behind me.
“My instant fear was that it’s not going to stop – it’s going to crash straight into me.
“A moment later there was a huge bang, which threw me forward, banging my head.
“The noise of that collision was so intense and loud that I thought, ‘There’s been a pile-up’.
Injuries to head, arm and neck
“Despite feeling a lot of pain, the adrenaline must have kicked in as I just knew I had to get out of the car and to safety.
“I’d taken a blow to the head and had pain in my arm and neck, but managed to climb into the passenger seat and then out of the car.
“After scrambling up the grass bank I must have fainted as I remember lying on the grass being woken up by a passing motorist.”
Mary was kept warm in another vehicle before being taken to an ambulance.
It was only then she realised the extent of the crash.
Councillor thanks ‘incredible’ constituents
She said:Â “Police officers told me afterwards that I had been extremely lucky not to have suffered serious injury in the impact.
“Thankfully, despite the blow to the head and suffering concussion, there’s nothing broken and I’ll survive.”
Mary says she has been overwhelmed with the messages of support she has received.
She added:Â “I really am blessed with the best constituents I could possibly wish for, they are quite incredible.
“I want to apologise to constituents who I have made appointments with this week but I’m determined to be back helping them in a few days’ time.
“I also can’t express enough my thanks to all those from the police, fire brigade, ambulance and hospital staff who gave me so much support.”
Police Scotland says inquiries into the crash are ongoing.
