A soldier left two pensioners seriously injured by smashing into them head-on while overtaking on the blind brow of a hill in "a moment of madness".
Army mechanic Kirsten Robb had just left Albemarle Barracks, in Northumberland, when she took the out of character gamble to ignore a solid white line and attempt the manoeuvre on the Military Road. Coming the other way were Brian Worth, 73 and Kate Worth, 66, in their BMW.
Mr Worth reacted quickly to try to steer out of the imminent collision but didn't have time to avoid it, although he was told his actions had probably saved his and his wife's lives. However they were both seriously injured and it was initially feared that Mr Worth would not survive.
