Keira Norman is keen to find out who came to her aid after her frightening motorbike accident on Hogmanay.
Keira with her bike Aurora.(Image: Supplied)
A young East Lothian biker says she “might not be here today” if it wasn’t for an off-duty nurse who found her unconscious after a frightening accident. Keira Norman was riding through her hometown of Gullane on Hogmanay while running an errand.
The 18-year-old, who only got her motorbike licence last August, turned down a narrow street, and was met with a car travelling towards her at speed. This was the last thing she remembered, before waking up in the back of an ambulance.
She was later told she had been flung over the handlebars and collided with a wall head-first.
Keira told Edinburgh Live: “I had only gone to the shop to buy tea bags, and was on my way back home when I saw this car coming towards me quite fast.
“I thought the car was going to stop so I could carry on, but they sped up. There wasn’t any space on the road so I panicked, then blacked out.
“I woke up in the ambulance, and they told me a nurse on his way to the shop had found me unconscious. If he hadn’t found me there was a high chance it could have ended a lot worse.
“If he wasn’t there, I might not be here today – and that’s terrifying.”
She understands the nurse was visiting Gullane from Edinburgh to celebrate Hogmanay, and is keen to find out who he was so she can thank him, as well as the other people who appeared at the scene and called emergency services.
Keira sustained a sprained knee and sprained wrist, and is currently unable to walk or go to her work at a local hotel. She is recovering at home with her family after being discharged from hospital.
However, she is particularly grateful for the support she has received from the biker community.
She said: “I’ve got lots of biker friends, and they were amazing. I posted in a big group on social media for bikers in the region explaining what had happened, and so many of them said they would be there if I needed anything.”
“What happened scared me, and I’m very nervous to get back on the bike, but I’m not going to let that stop me.”
Police Scotland confirmed they had attended the scene to support the Scottish Ambulance Service.
The Scottish Ambulance Service has been contacted for comment.