A SINGLE mum who suffered head injuries when she was run over has been given the all clear nearly eight months after the accident.

Rachel King, 33, made the headlines in June when she was told she could be waiting more than 18 months for a brain scan after the accident outside her home in Brook Street, Erith.

Following treatment at Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup, Ms King was referred to King's College Hospital in London.

But Ms King, who was unable to walk unaided and had severe double vision, was horrified to learn she could face an 80-week wait for a neuro-MRI scan, which focuses on the brain and spinal cord.

The mother-of-one suffered serious head injuries and broke her collarbone, shoulder blade and five ribs when she was hit by a car in January.

After the matter was highlighted in a national newspaper, Ms King discovered her scan had been brought forward to September.

Ms King's long-awaited results arrived last month and she has finally had reassurance her injuries are not permanent.

She said: "I had no idea if the damage was permanent.

"I just wanted to know either way so I could come to terms with it and get used to it.

"The not knowing was the worst part of it. I didn't know if I had brain damage or ocular damage. All I wanted was to be reassured."

Ms King, whose only remaining symptoms are memory loss and balancing problems, has begun driving again and has resumed her home internet business.

She said: "Even if I did have these side effects for the rest of my life, it is a small price to pay I'm no longer in limbo and feel I can finally get on with life.

"I was grateful I didn't have to wait 80 weeks but it was still too long as far as I was concerned.

"It must be pure torture for people who are even more badly injured than I was to wait for so long."