The Courier & Advertiser (Angus and Dundee)
Dundee runner Eilish in Indian holiday crash drama.
COLLISION: Eilish Mccolgan and partner caught up in night-time motorway pile-up
Dundee athlete Eilish Mccolgan and her partner had a remarkable escape after being involved in a horrific collision on an Indian motorway in the early hours of Friday morning.
The couple were in a taxi travelling to Agra when another vehicle cut in front of them, causing them to smash into it.
Writing on social media, the 28-yearold described how she and partner Michael Rimmer were then surrounded by an angry mob.
She posted: “We missed our train to Agra so had to hire a taxi for the fourhour trip.
“I remember saying to Michael ‘thank God this Uber has seatbelts’ as none of the other cabs did.
“Half way into our journey at around midnight, a car cut across us on the motorway and we smashed into it.
“I have no idea how, but both Michael, the taxi driver and myself got out the car unharmed.
“The other vehicle flipped. Within seconds, we were surrounded by a group of angry men.
“They became aggressive to the point where our taxi driver asked me to hide his phone down my top because they were threatening to kill him.
“Michael went to see if the other driver was OK.
“I’ll honestly never forget seeing the driver climb out of his car, missing what looked like the majority of his hand – there was blood everywhere.
“We were all shivering in shock, not sure what to do.”
A Good Samaritan then took the couple to a hotel before police arrived.
They were then able to get a night bus to Agra.
Eilish, who is on holiday in India, said: “I can’t explain the relief of seeing our hotel at 5am this morning.
“Part of us wanted to get on the next flight home, but another part doesn’t want one bad experience to ruin the opportunity to make some amazing memories in this incredible country.
“The stranger who helped us to safety reminded us that there are a lot of good eggs in this world. We will be forever grateful for his kindness.”