TAXI CRASH HOLS MUM FIGHTS FOR LIFE

Family in plea to meet rising costs

- RUTH SUTER

A MUM-OF-THREE was left fighting for her life after being hit by a taxi on holiday in Bulgaria.

Stephanie Watson, 26, is in a hospital in Burgas after she was knocked down by the vehicle.

The mum-of-three from Wester Hailes, Edinburgh, was struck by the car moments after she arrived at Burgas Airport on August 18 as she had travelled to enjoy a holiday with two friends.

Following the horror crash, she was left with a disfigured shoulder, a punctured lung, broken ribs and a smashed pelvis.

She has had two major ops but it is feared she will require further treatment for her badly injured pelvis.

The NHS has agreed to cover the costs of Stephanie’s two operations so far, however, due to funding, medics in Bulgaria will not operate on her again.

Her family are now desperately fundraising to bring her home to Scotland after it turned out Stephanie didn’t take travel insurance out before her trip.