A WOMAN will feature in a TV show next week after the tractor and slurry tanker that she was a passenger in overturned, leaving her "lucky to be alive".

Michelle Raine from Harmby, near Leyburn, was a passenger in a tractor and slurry tracker that her boyfriend was driving, when it slipped down a hillside and overturned.

As a result of her accident, the 23-year-old had broken her pelvis in five places and was flown immediately to Leeds General Infirmary, where she had surgery.

During recovery, she also suffered from a collapsed lung and pneumonia.

Ms Raine said: "I remember seeing the trees at the bottom coming towards my boyfriend and me and then I shut my eyes.

" I remember him being thrown out of the cab somewhere on the journey, but my seatbelt kept me in the cab as it overturned.

"I can’t remember anything else until I arrived at the hospital.”

She was unable to weight bare for two months, but six months later, she is now back on her feet and at work as though nothing had happened.

 

“Initially, my injuries affected me quite dramatically, both physically and mentally. I spent two months in a wheelchair which left my family running around after me and I became incredibly frustrated."

Ms Raine's story will be shown on episode 12 of Helicopter ER, is made by York-based Air Television, and airs at 9pm on UKTV’s real life channel Really

The show will also feature a builder who fell 15ft, a serious road traffic incident and a teenager who had a sports day incident.

Ms Raine added: “The Air Ambulance is a fantastic and invaluable service, one that I am so grateful for.

"I am also grateful for the donations and fundraisers that keep this amazing service in the air, and anything anyone can do to give just a little to this very necessary service, is very much appreciated as well as being vital to the success of this charity.”

Abby Barmby, director of marketing and communications at the Yorkshire Air Ambulance, said: “We are so glad that Michelle has gone on to make a good recovery given the seriousness of her injuries.

"We are also very grateful to her for sharing her story, to help raise awareness of the vital work we do.

"It allows us to help spread the word about our work and the much needed funds we have to raise– a staggering £12,000 each day.

"Michelle’s story is just one example of how our rapid-response service can help those who are not only seriously injured, but in a location that could prove difficult for other emergency services to access.”