Woman, 88, injured after mobility scooter topples into pothole

An 88-year-old woman sustained a "dangerous, horrible wound" and became trapped under her mobility scooter after it toppled into a pothole. Pat Lowe had moved up onto a muddy verge to allow a car to pass her on Church Walk in Viney Hill, Gloucestershire, but could not avoid a large water-filled pothole as she returned to the road. She tried to attract the attention of neighbours but eventually managed to free herself after 10 minutes and get the scooter back upright. Joe Harris, cabinet member for highways at Gloucestershire County Council, said the incident was reported on 16 March and an inspector would be sent to the road to carry out an audit and "ensure any repairs needed are made". Lowe said she got out from under her scooter "with great difficulty" and was "really struggling and shouting". "There are houses nearby but they were watching the Welsh [Six Nations] rugby no doubt," she said. "It was about 10 minutes before I was able to get onto my feet and I was very badly hurt." Lowe's son, who is a consultant at Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton, saw a photograph of her injured elbow, and described it as a "dangerous, horrible wound", she said. Lowe spent five hours in A&E at