A pension has slammed the council after she was left ‘partially blind’ from falling on a road in Glasgow, Scotland, which had been left to ruin — with cracks on the road as deep as two inches
A pensioner has been left ‘partially blind’ after a horror fall on a road that has been left to fall into disrepair.
Catriona Graham, from Glasgow, Scotland, suffered nasty injuries after she fell when crossing a road at the beginning of November and was left unable to see out of one eye.
Locals rushed to the 71-year-old’s aid before she was transferred to hospital where she spent six hours in A&E and had to have multiple stitches to her head.
Catriona told Glasgow Live: “I thought I had cracked my skull. It was dark and I tripped in one of the crevices and fell on my face, in the middle of the road, and hit my head. I had black eyes and bruises on my face. It was very painful.”
Following the incident, Catriona has been unable to see out of her left eye and is waiting to be seen by a specialist, who will decide whether or not she requires surgery.
“It was frightening because I thought I couldn’t get up. I’m a pensioner, and when you get older people crossing the road, it could have been worse. I could have been killed,” added Catriona. “I’m a bit better now but for the month I’ve not been able to drive to work as my eyesight has been affected. My livelihood depends on driving. I might need eye surgery. There were some fabulous people in the Broomhill neighbourhood, thank you to all who helped me.”
Catriona has since slammed Glasgow City Council for allowing the state of Crow Road to become so bad and in particular, the area where she fell, which she claims is riddled with cracks and potholes.
She explained: “There’s quite a lot of cracks in the road and the pothole situation is ridiculous. It’s a very busy road and there have been a lot of complaints.
“It’s dangerous at night as there’s too many cracks. There’s these crevices about two inches down across the road, and there’s more than one.
“They (GCC) are not doing enough to fix the roads in my opinion. They have really got to rectify the roads. The council has got to be held responsible because we all pay our taxes.”
The specific crack that caused Catriona to fall was photographed with a fifty-pence piece in it, to show the depth of the road fault.
Glasgow City Council has wished Catriona well and a spokesman added: “We were saddened to hear of this incident and we hope she makes a swift recovery. This part of Crow Road was recently inspected and will be maintained in line with our road inspection and repairs policy, which prioritises the most serious road faults for repair.
“Any claim will be considered in the appropriate manner and in-line with our road inspection and repairs policy.”
