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October 9, 2008

BBC Scotland reporter seriously injured in car crash

By paulmcnally

BBC Scotland reporter and presenter Colin MacKinnon is fighting for his life in a Glasgow hospital after a car crash while on holiday on the Isle of Lewis.

According to the Daily Record, MacKinnon – who fronts the Gaelic current affairs programme Eorpa – was airlifted to the mainland suffering from serious head and spine injuries.

His wife Paula, a BBC news investigations producer, is reported to have escaped the crash with minor injuries.

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