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Reluctant Hero
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Tragic road accidentComing from up that my way, my initial concern was that one of my family may have been involved in the incident.
My initial relief was tempered by the horrific realisiation that it was such a young person who died. It is never nice when someone dies, but when you are so young it seems such a waste.
Her partner must be absolutely heartbroken at the moment. Being together for nine years, since they were young teenagers, it is going to take a long time, if ever, to get over this. My thoughts go out to him.
| Quote: | An Easter Ross man has told of his horror at coming across the freak crash which killed his fiancée.
Christina Fraser, 24, from Arabella by Tain, died after the car she was travelling in was crushed by a runaway digger which had fallen off a lorry.
Her husband-to-be Gary Ross, 23, came across the A9 accident on his way to play football. He had been trying to contact Ms Fraser on her mobile phone.
"In my heart I knew right away," he said. "She meant everything to me."
Ms Fraser had been getting a lift home with a colleague from her beautician's job in Inverness when the accident happened during Wednesday night's rush hour.
She was the biggest part of my life. She kept me going when I was down
Gary Ross
Their car was struck by the digger which had fallen off a low-loader transporter and rolled 200 yards down the steep Tomich brae between Tain and Alness.
Mr Ross revealed that the couple had been childhood sweethearts and after nine years together were planning to marry next year.
Mr Ross said: "I was going to pick her up from the roundabout. She usually arrives at 6.20pm but didn't turn up.
"I couldn't get an answer on her phone. I waited until 6.40pm. I had football in Invergordon so decided to head there and hopefully give her a flash on the way to say I wouldn't be able to pick her up.
"I gave her a text message to say I loved her and would see her at home."
When he came across the crash on the A9 near Invergordon, Mr Ross said: "I saw a red car and the last three digits on the number plate confirmed my worst fears."
'Absolute carnage'
He added: "She was really kind and loving. She would do anything to help anyone.
"She was the biggest part of my life. She kept me going when I was down. She would lift me up."
He said the couple had planned to have children.
"We laughed that we hoped the children would her good looks and my brains," he said. "We were partners for life."
The driver was airlifted to Raigmore Hospital with serious injuries
Mr Ross said his fiancée had been planning on giving up her beauticians' job in Inverness because she hated the 35-mile commute from their home.
She had trained as a beauty therapist at college in Glasgow and Inverness before taking a job at Debenhams in the Eastgate Centre in Inverness two years ago.
"Being a beautician was in her blood," Mr Ross said. "She kept herself so beautiful all the time. She loved her job, despite the travelling."
Ms Fraser's colleague Julia Mackay, 45, from Embo, who was driving the car, was airlifted to Raigmore Hospital with serious injuries after becoming trapped in the car.
Her condition is not thought to be life-threatening.
Inspector John Chisholm of Alness Police said: "This was a horrible freak accident. Two women were innocently returning from work when the digger appeared from nowhere and struck their car.
"I doubt if they would have seen it until it was too late. Given that it was rush hour, it was incredible that there were no other casualties."
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/5157262.stm
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Babygael
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Hai Rh, that was a terrible thing to have happened,especially so close in your area, it must have been a bad moment for you. I am a paramedic but have moved on to mass casuality management so am not on my rig now. I know first hand about those moments.
That poor guy and her familly are in for a rough ride and will need lots of support!
BG
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Reluctant Hero
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Christina Fraser was buried today
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/5177282.stm
| Quote: | More than 600 people gathered in an Easter Ross church on Thursday to pay tribute to woman who died in a freak crash with a runaway digger.
Christina Fraser, 24, from Arabella by Tain, died after the car she was travelling in was crushed by the digger, which had fallen off a lorry.
Her husband-to-be Gary Ross, 23, came across the A9 accident on his way to play football.
Her funeral was held in Tain Parish Church.
Rev Douglas Horne, who led the service, said Ms Fraser, who was known as Stina by her friends, had been very popular and well liked.
It was a freak accident - a tragedy
Rev Douglas Horne
He said: "The size of the congregation was testimony to that. She was obviously very close to her family and friends.
"There was a massive turnout by people of a similar age to Stina."
The family chose two hymns for the funeral service.
Rev Horne said: "The first was All Things Bright and Beautiful, chosen because of Stina's bubbly nature. The family wanted something cheerful.
"The second was For the Beauty of the Earth, which speaks about relationships.
"She and her fiancé Gary were obviously devoted to each other."
Rev Horne, who read part of John Chapter 14 in the service, said: "It was a freak accident. A tragedy."
Childhood sweethearts
Ms Fraser had been getting a lift home with a colleague from her beautician's job in Inverness when the accident happened during Wednesday night's rush hour.
Their car was struck by the digger which had fallen off a low-loader transporter and rolled 200 yards down the steep Tomich brae between Tain and Alness.
Mr Ross revealed that the couple had been childhood sweethearts and after nine years together were planning to marry next year.
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Morph
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That was a terrible accident, my thougth are with the family
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