A cyclist involved in a horror smash with a pick-up truck has praised the team that put her face back together.

Rosemary Collins’ sunglasses were “mashed” into her face during the collision, leaving her looking “like a horror show”.

She feared she would never look the same again.

But thanks to experts at Swansea’s Morriston Hospital, Rosemary, who lives just outside Aberystwyth, has made a remarkable recovery.

She and her wife Sara McAleese are so grateful that they posted before and after pictures on social media along with a message thanking the hospital team.

Sara wrote: “@SwanseabayNHS Thanks to the max fax team for fixing up my lady this time last year, great team doing great work, barely the tiniest scars.”

“I just thought ‘oh, what a horror show’,” said Rosemary, thinking back to the first time she saw her injuries.

“I hoped somebody would be able to stitch it up and do a reasonable job, but they did a way more than a reasonable job. They are so skilful.”

Rosemary and Sara took to Twitter to publicly thank staff on the first anniversary of the accident.

Rosemary, 58, had just left the house and was cycling to Aberystwyth University, where she works as a researcher in plant breeding, when her front tyre suffered a blow out.

She said: “I went around the corner and there was a line of stationary traffic. I just wasn’t able to stop and I slammed into the back of a pick-up truck."

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