Scots pensioner left with 'bone sticking out of arm' after horror fall

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A Scots pensioner was left with a bone sticking out of her arm after a horror fall on a busy cycle path. Elma Birrell was allegedly startled by an ‘inconsiderate’ cyclist which led to her breaking her arm on April 30 in West Lothian.

She is now calling on those using public paths to be more thoughtful. Paul Birrell, 71, detailed the painful experience that his wife Elma endured when she fell over and suffered a compound fracture in her arm.

The incident took place at around 8pm on Tuesday when the teacher was walking back towards Linlithgow from the Avon aqueduct with her friend Ann, reports Edinburgh Live.At first, Elma thought she had broken her wrist, but after Paul and their son took her to St John’s Hospital in Livingston, it was revealed that her injury was far worse.A nurse had found that she had suffered from a compound fracture that saw the bone in her arm break through the skin and cause bleeding.Husband Paul said: “On Tuesday evening Elma was walking back towards Linlithgow from the Avon aqueduct with her friend Ann.

At around 8pm a male cyclist suddenly rang his bell right behind them.“Elma was on the canal side and got such a fright she stumbled and fell.