A newlywed bride suffered 'horrific' life-changing injuries after being run down by a car - on her honeymoon.
Beautician
Joanna Rose was celebrating her marriage to Andrew after jetting off
for a relaxing break in Torreviejca, in south-eastern Spain.
But
after being hit by the car and thrown into the air, she was left
fighting for her life in hospital with multiple and serious injuries,
including a fractured spine.
After the accident Mrs Rose was rushed
to a hospital in Torreviejca, where she stayed for two weeks before
being flown back to receive treatment in Britain. She is pictured above
on the flight home
Joanna Rose, pictured, suffered 'horrific' life-changing injuries after being run down by a car - on her honeymoon
Joanna Rose was celebrating her
marriage to Andrew by jetting off for a relaxing break in Torreviejca,
in south-eastern Spain. The pair are pictured on their wedding day
The
38-year-old beautician also suffered five broken ribs, internal
bleeding, cuts and bruising to her face, head and body and, due to the
force of the impact, one of her crowns in her mouth became dislodged.
After
the accident Mrs Rose was rushed to a hospital in Torreviejca, where
she stayed for two weeks before being transferred back to the UK to
Pinderfields Hospital in Wakefield, West Yorkshire.
She is now at home in Wakefield and has to wear a full body brace and faces surgery to insert pins in her spine to stabilise it.
The
mother-of-one said: 'I feel like I have been to hell and back - my
honeymoon was completely ruined as I spent the entire two weeks in
hospital battling for my life.'
The
38-year-old recalls hearing a screech of tyres and a loud bang, he then
turned round to see his new wife flying through the air and hitting the
windscreen of the car before she fell to the floor.
Mrs
Rose said: 'Andrew and I were walking along a road when the accident
happened. I remember hearing a loud bang behind us then suddenly landing
on the road with a thud and feeling instant and excruciating pain in my
back.
The 38-year-old (pictured with Andrew)
suffered five broken ribs, internal bleeding, cuts and bruising to her
face, head and body and, due to the force of the impact, one of her
crowns in her mouth became dislodged
The beautician (pictured looking up at
her new husband on their wedding day) revealed that the 'happiest time
in my life so quickly turned into the worst'
'I
was rushed to a local hospital where I was told that I had fractured my
spine, over the next few days I realised the full extent of the
injuries I had suffered as I was in agony.
'The
doctors were concerned that I had a tear in my heart due to the force
of the impact and my internal injuries, but thankfully I didn't need to
have heart surgery.
'I
was terrified, everything happened so quickly and I can just remember
being in a tremendous amount of pain. I'm so glad Andrew was there by my
side at the hospital to reassure me.
'I
have been struggling to cope with what has happened, the happiest time
in my life so quickly turned into the worst and now I am faced with the
daunting prospect that I have a long way to go before I will have fully
recovered.'
Mr Rose, 38, recalls hearing a screech
of tyres and a loud bang, he then turned round to see his new wife
flying through the air and hitting the windscreen of the car before she
fell to the floor
The
couple have a four-year-old daughter Poppy who was also on holiday with
them at the time, but luckily was back at the hotel being looked after
by her grandmother.
Now
Mrs Rose has instructed specialist International Personal Injury
lawyers at Irwin Mitchell to investigate the accident and help provide
funds for her recovery and rehabilitation.
Philip
Banks, representing her, said: 'This was a horrendous accident which
happened on what was meant to be a romantic and carefree holiday for
Joanna and Andrew to start their married life together.
'But
instead Joanna has been left seriously injured and is facing a long and
painful recovery and will be unable to work for the foreseeable future.
'We
are currently making investigations as to any criminal proceedings
which are being conducted in Spain against the driver and to establish
insurance details of the driver to help with Joanna's case.'
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