A mum who woke from a coma after a car crash told of her heartbreak after discovering it had claimed her daughter’s life.
Elaine Kidd, 55, and her 18-year-old daughter Jessie had enjoyed a day out at Bruar Falls near Blair of Atholl in Perthshire when they were involved in the collision on the A9 on August 2, 2021.
They were driving home to Larbert after a day of shopping at House of Bruar when the vehicle they were in was struck.
She said: “I remember Jessie pulling out onto a clear road and heading south. And then – nothing.”
Jessie died instantly while Elaine was left fighting for her life. The mum was airlifted to Ninewells Hospital in Dundee after becoming crushed and trapped in the footwell of the front passenger side. Elaine was unaware of the multiple life-threatening injuries she had sustained – or the tragic loss of her daughter.
She suffered broken ribs, eight spinal fractures, two ankle fractures, a broken toe, a ruptured bowel, a punctured lung, a torn kidney and facial injuries. She was placed in a coma for two weeks.
