83-year-old woman accidentally travels 300 miles
The woman was on her way to a hospital appointment when she got mixed-up in a diversion.
SCOTLAND (Daily Dunya) - An 83-year-old woman accidentally went on a 300 miles journey instead of a six-mile trip after taking a wrong turn.
The woman was on her way to a hospital appointment when she got mixed-up in a diversion caused by roadworks in Worcester. She kept on heading north on the M5 and the M6 until her journey ended in Larkhall, Scotland. The halt came as the vehicle ran out of fuel.
A search operation was launched after a missing report was filed by the woman’s family.
Her 49-year-old daughter Karen Maskell told The Sun: “Mum’s next-door neighbour called me to say she hadn’t come back and he was worried. I thought she must have had an accident. We called the police and by the time I got to her house, they said they had spotted her car on a traffic camera at Preston at 11pm. I said it couldn’t be my mum because she hates driving, she doesn’t usually drive more than three miles. But it was her and she was still heading north and we had to get the Scottish police involved.”
Karen then took the first flight to Scotland to get her mother back.
Sergeant John McLeish at Larkhall police office said: “A local couple assisted Valerie and she informed them that she was lost. The couple called the police at Larkhall who contacted West Mercia Police to inform her family. Local officers called an ambulance to ensure she did not require any medical attention. The local couple very kindly looked after the woman, ensuring that she was comfortable until her relatives arrived from England to collect her,” quoted the newspaper.
