Anne is fighting fit after bus horror

A woman left critically-ill after being pinned under the wheel of a bus near to her Stourbridge home has battled her way to a full recovery.

Anne Hollies, of Seymour Road, Wollescote, suffered serious injuries to her pelvis and legs after she slipped off the pavement while out walking her dog last July. The 63-year-old became trapped under the rear wheel of a single-decker bus which was pulling away from a stop. She was airlifted to Selly Oak Hospital, in Birmingham, where she was treated.

One year on, Mrs Hollies has made a full recovery and recently made the journey to RAF Cosford, where the Air Ambulance is based, to thank the crew.

She met with Flight Paramedic Becky Tinsley, who helped her. Mrs Hollies had to stay in hospital while she recovered and also needed skin grafts to her legs.

"I was pleased to meet the air crew and thank them for what they did for me on that day. I owe them so much for looking after me.

"I can't remember much about what happened on the day. I was out walking my dog at the time and he pulled me into the road. He was actually under the bus.

"I tried to get him out and then lost my footing which was when I fell under the wheels. My experience shows how vital a service the Air Ambulance is."

As a special thank you, Mrs Hollies daughter Kate and son-in-law Jesse Bradbury are donating a raffle prize at a gift fair at Birmingham NEC next week.

The couple make hand-crafted rocking horses at their base in Warrington and will part with one called Pegasus to raise cash for the air ambulance.

Ambulance spokesman Steve Parry said: "It was a pleasure to arrange a visit for Mrs Hollies and her family."