Hit-and-run victim gets back on her bike

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Hit-and-run victim gets back on her bike
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Record-breaking cyclist Christina Mackenzie was seriously injured and had to learn to walk again.

Ms Mackenzie, a swimming development officer, admitted the collision "knocked my confidence completely".

As her injuries made her housebound for the first month, Ms Mackenzie said her situation took its toll on her mental wellbeing and she was in "a pretty dark places at times".In October last year, Police Scotland released athey wanted to trace in connection with the hit-and-run on the B822 on 27 September.

She said the police told her that after making door-to-door inquiries, speaking to local farmers and attending markets, they believed the driver responsible was not local.Ms Mackenzie said she focused on the frustration of the driver not being caught for too long and is now looking to the future.

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