A Melksham woman who sustained life-threatening injuries after being involved in a collision on Lowbourne is out of intensive care and making ‘good progress.’
Margaret Shaw, known locally as Taffy, was with her friend Cheryl Decarteret when they were in a collision with a white Ford Transit van, which the driver was reversing, outside Savers on Lowbourne on 27th September.
Cheryl died in hospital a few days later, while Margaret sustained life-threatening injuries.
Cheryl was Margaret’s next of kin, and Cheryl’s granddaughter, Alex, has reported that Margaret is now out of intensive care and making ‘good progress.’
Alex said, “She has sat in a chair, stood up, fed herself, has eaten real food and even looked through a magazine. Margaret can understand everything we are saying and is managing to answer with ‘yes’, ‘no’ and ‘crikey’. All wires are now removed and she has left intensive care, which is great news. She is in a ward where she is getting the support needed to get her back on her feet. There is a long road ahead with her recovery, but she is making progress each day.”
A 25-year-old man from Melksham was arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and drug driving. He was released on bail while the police await evidential samples and carry out further enquiries.
Melksham News requested an update on the investigation from Wiltshire Police. A spokesperson said, “There’s no update at the moment; the investigation is continuing.”
If you can help, please contact SCIT on 01225 694597, quoting log number 141 of 27 September. Alternatively, contact the team directly at SCIT@wiltshire.police.uk.
