There has been a widespread sense of shock felt across the Oban area at the news of the dreadful accident which seriously injured an Oban woman on holiday in the United States.
What should have been an evening of pleasure for Agnes MacKechnie and her husband David ended up with the 55-year-old suffering multiple injuries. Agnes and David were in the city of Bethlehem in Pennsylvania to visit her brother, who has lived there for around 15 years.
According to reports, they had been out to celebrate at a Hallowe’en party when the hit-and-run pick-up truck ploughed into Agnes, propelling her 25 feet into the air. Since we first broke the news after being contacted by Agnes’s sister, Sharon Bratton, there has been a surge of concern and good wishes expressed by her many friends.