A woman who suffered serious injuries after she was crushed beneath a 10-tonne lorry while cycling in Oxford is to run a half-marathon a little over a year after the accident.

Cyclist Sarah Broadway, 25, spent two months in hospital and endured 50 hours of surgery following the accident on January 29 last year.

She was pulled under the wheels of a lorry while in the cycle lane at the junction of St Aldate's and Speedwell Street, as the lorry cut across her path.

She suffered a life-threatening wound down her left side stretching from the middle of her thigh to her lower back.

Despite her injuries, she has entered the Reading Half Marathon, which takes place on March 7, in the hope of raising £3,000 for charity.

She said: "It's been really difficult having spent one month where I literally couldn't move. I had to be so determined just to get back on my feet."

Ms Broadway, who works for Osprey Publishing in Botley, said running was harder than before the accident because surgeons had to remove large amounts of muscle.

The Abingdon Road resident can at present only run about 10km before her injuries start to cause pain.

She has undergone several plastic surgery operations at the Radcliffe Infirmary.

She will be raising money for the Cleft Lip and Palate Research and Development Fund, which pioneers plastic surgery techniques, and Amnesty International.

Last August the lorry driver involved in the accident was given seven penalty points on his licence and fined £400 by Oxford magistrates, after admitting driving without due care and attention.

If you want to sponsor Ms Broadway e-mail her at sarah.broadway@ospreypublishing.com