Brit's 'leg severed' by NY taxi
Police in New York are investigating why a taxi left the road and ploughed into a British tourist severing part of her leg. The woman, named locally as 23-year-old Sian Green, remains in hospital.
Briton set to return to UK after New York taxi incident
A British holidaymaker who lost part of her leg after being hit by a New York taxi has been discharged from hospital.
Sian Green is set to return to the UK in the next few days according to a family spokesman and is said to be looking forward to getting back to normal.
Miss Green, 24, from Leicester, was involved in an accident just hours after arriving in the city for a holiday with her best friend.
Her injuries were so serious she had to have part of her left leg amputated below the knee.
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