An Aylesford woman seriously injured when a car ploughed into her bike will feature in a new television series tonight.

University student Rebecca Neal 21, suffered a skull and facial fractures as well as a broken leg, dislocated ankle, serious ligament damage and open leg wounds in May when she was hit on her way back from the gym in York.

Her accident and recovery will be shown in tonight’s episode of Helicopter ER on UKTV’s Really channel, which follows the Yorkshire Air Ambulance.

Ms Neal said: “I had submitted my last assignment for the year the night before and, after spending days in my room getting it done, I wanted to get out and so cycled to the gym for a swim the next morning.”

The new television series graphically captures her treatment by paramedics on the roadside before being airlifted to Leeds General Infirmary by Yorkshire Air Ambulance.

After eight days in hospital, Rebecca was discharged but has spent the summer in a leg brace, orthopaedic boot and then crutches during a painful recovery.

But she was determined to make it back for her final year at York University and is fitting in weekly physiotherapy sessions and orthopaedic and ENT hospital appointments around her studies.

The film and television production student said: “It has been hard but my family and friends have been great. The Air Ambulance crew were brilliant and I’ve had the chance to visit them since the accident which has brought home how lucky I was.”

Ms Neal's story features on Really tonight from 10pm.