A SCOTTISH judo star critically injured in a motorbike accident in Vietnam is undergoing surgery at a hospital in Bangkok.

Commonwealth medallist Stephanie Inglis, 27, from Inverness, suffered head injuries when her skirt caught in the wheel of a motorcycle taxi and pulled her off the bike.

In a message posted on the SaveSteph Facebook page, it was said that the operation was due to start at 2pm UK time and expected to last 4 to 5 hours.

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She was travelling to work teaching English in Ha Long when the accident happened on May 12.

Doctors in Vietnam gave her a one per cent chance of survival but last week she was deemed well enough to be transferred to the hospital in Bangkok.

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More than 6,800 people had donated more than £247,000 to fundraising campaign set up by Ms Inglis’ childhood friend and judo competitor Khalid Gehlan to help pay for her medical bills as her travel insurance had been deemed invalid and her hospital stay was costing £2,000 a day.

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