The twenty-seven-year-old
Scot had been in Vietnam for four months teaching English and was being taxied
to her school in Ha Nong when the accident happened.
She suffered severe brain
injuries and is now in a critical condition at a hospital in Hanoi, her sister
Stacey said.
Commonwealth Games judo
medallist is in a coma after a freak motorbike accident in Vietnam.
Stephanie Inglis, who won a
silver medal at the 2014 games in Glasgow, was reportedly thrown from the bike
after her dress was caught in the wheel.
Inglis' parents have
travelled from their home in Inverness to be with her.
A GoFundMe page has been
set up by fellow judo athlete Khalid Gehlan to pay for Ms Inglis' medical care
- as her travel insurance had run out.
The page said: "If
anyone can pull through this it's Stephanie.
"She has been a
fighter her whole life, following in her father's footsteps and becoming an
international athlete, competing for Great Britain all over the world, beating
adversity, competing and winning a silver medal in Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth
Games, fighting for her country and her dreams.
"Now she is fighting
for her life."
A statement from
JudoScotland said: "We are obviously shocked and saddened by the news that
Stephanie Inglis has been involved in a serious road accident whilst living and
participating in an internship in Vietnam.
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