Promising ref critical after cars collide

Messages of support have been flooding in for a young man who was critically injured in a car accident in Fife at the weekend.

Tayler Martin, 18, was rushed by ambulance with a police escort to Edinburgh’s Western General Hospital on Friday night following a two-car crash on the outskirts of High Valleyfield.

Tayler was one of the passengers in a Ford Ka involved in a collision with a Ford Fiesta on the A985 at the junction with Clinkum Bank.

His parents have revealed they have held a conversation with their son since the accident, although a long road to recovery remains.

They added it had been an “extremely tough” 48 hours after the crash but said they had been “proud” of the progress their son has made so far, and set up a message book on Facebook where friends and family members could pass on their best wishes.

Among those contributing has been Dunfermline Athletic striker Lewis McCann, who posted a video wishing Tayler well.

“All the best from everyone at Dunfermline, wishing you a good recovery and hope to see you at East End Park soon enough,” he said.

A pupil at Dunfermline’s Queen Anne High School, Tayler is a promising football referee and was recently awarded the Archie Webster trophy by the Fife Referees Association, a prestigious accolade handed out to up-andcoming officials who have shown dedication, good attitude and ability among various other attributes.

Such is his standing, Kelso Football Club also passed on their regards to the family after Tayler refereed Kelso Thistle’s 3-0 Scottish Am Cup victory over Fauldhouse on September 7.

Tayler Martin.