A couple who met after one of them was run over and crushed by a car have tied the knot and celebrated with wedding photos at the crash scene.
The story begins five years ago when Kirsty Southern rushed to help after spotting Ryan McLeod trapped underneath a vehicle.
She had just left a swimming class when she saw a car’s wheel flatten a man’s leg, and the helpless victim banging wildly on the driver-side door trying to get the motorist to move.
Rushing over without a clue what to do, she ended up comforting him for some 40 minutes while emergency services arrived through the gridlocked traffic.
Southern left early from her swimming event, and said that “from where the swimming pool was I glanced up and saw this man go under a car.”
“He was banging on the side of the car. Some lady was screaming she was a first aider and I went behind him to tell him to lean on me to make him comfortable,” she told Southwest News Service.
Southern said despite the circumstances she remembered thinking how attractive he was as she cradled his head in her lap and even checked if he was wearing a wedding ring. She could see his lower leg was badly injured, as the hapless driver reversed back over his it in a bid to free him. She reassured him everything would be okay until an ambulance arrived at the scene.
“I was run over twice, but I only remember being pinned down and banging,” Mcleod said. “I didn’t see Kirsty’s face as she was sat behind me propping me up.”
The accident ripped Mcleod’s ankle open and reduced the range of movement in his foot by around 5%. He was forced to undergo reconstructive surgery in Coventry and says he needs physiotherapy to lead a normal life.
“I still struggle, wear an ankle support, and have regular physio. But it’s how I met my wife so I’d say it was worth it.”
It was during his hospital stay that McLeod appealed via Facebook for witnesses to get in contact with him. His own Good Samaritan saw the plea, didn’t hesitate to get in touch, and the pair reconnected several weeks later.
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“I had a little Facebook look as I knew his name afterwards. I didn’t message him, just a look,” said Southern. They began chatting on social media and began dating soon after that, while COVID regulations would have had them socially distanced.
The pair moved into together and had a blissful 4 years before McLeod went down on bended knee over a special weekend getaway, but given his injury, his bride-to-be worried he’d hurt himself.
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“It is a lovely story, and we still don’t quite believe it,” Southern admitted. “Married life is like living in a cosy love story. We’re in a beautiful bubble together, and it’s absolute bliss.”
When it came time for the photos, they both knew that one had to be atop the pedestrian crossing where she first laid eyes on him as he laid there in her arms.
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