Injured pianist prepares to perform again

Crash victim, 37, prepares to perform again

A concert pianist who was seriously injured by a careless motorist driving on the wrong side of the road has made an incredible comeback after putting her career on hold.

Jane Wisely, of Rock Hill Road in Egerton, required treatment at King’s College Hospital in London following the serious accident in Smarden Road, Headcorn, in 2016.

At the time, Jane and her mum Marion were cut out of their Ford Fiesta and transported to the William Harvey Hospital.

Businessman Paul McCreery was cleared of two offences of causing serious injury by dangerous driving but convicted of the lesser charges of careless driving the following year.

He was ordered to pay Jane and her mum Marion Wisely £5,000 each in compensation.

Jane, who is a Cambridge University graduate, has spent three years recovering after suffering fractures of the sternum, collarbone and vertebrae.

But despite the set-back, the 37-year-old - who described the crash as like “treading on a land mine” - feels she is now well enough to pursue her musical career.

She is preparing to make her first concert appearance since the crash at Ashford School with the Whitehall Orchestra on Saturday (February 8) at 7.30pm.

The former private school pupil - who completed a music bursary at the school in East Hill - will perform Ravel’s piano concerto for the left hand.

Miss Wisely said: “I feel incredibly fortunate to have recovered from my injuries sufficiently to pursue my piano career again.”

Tickets to the evening concert at Brake Hall in Ashford School cost £15 for adults and £5 for students. Visit: bit.ly/2R8FwH6

Jane Wisely is preparing to perform this weekend