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Cyclist urges driver to come forward three months after horror hit-and-run left her with devastating injury

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A cyclist left with agonising injuries after being struck by a car three months ago has urged the driver to come forward to give her closure on the ordeal.Champion rider Christina Mackenzie was left lying on the road with a shattered pelvis after a car towing an agricultural trailer ploughed into her whilst she was on a training ride.

The driver took off without stopping to help.Christina, 45, was struck by the SUV-type car on the busy B822 – at the Kippen roundabout – at around 5pm on Tuesday, September 27.Police launched an investigation, later releasing a still image from CCTV which showed the vehicle and trailer suspected of causing the collision.However, almost three months later the driver has yet to be traced and Christina has urged the motorist responsible to do the right thing and hand themselves in to police.Police also reiterated the message urging the driver to “come forward”.Speaking to the Observer this week, Christina, from Cambusbarron, says she has been left with continuing pain after suffering four fractures to her pelvis in the sickening collision and she is continuing to undergo physiotherapy as well as counselling to help her come to terms with the ordeal.Christina added: “It’s frustrating that we’re three months on and the driver still hasn’t come forward.

It’s worrying to think that there are still cyclists out there and the driver is still out there.”Click here for more news and sport from the Stirling area.Time trial specialist Christina – a member of Stirling Bike Club – was out on a training ride in preparation for two races that weekend – the women’s veterans national championships and Tour of the Trossachs when she was mown down.The 45-year-old said she was approaching the roundabout from the

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