By Leon Watson PUBLISHED: 07:55 EST, 31 January 2013 | UPDATED: 08:36 EST, 31 January 2013 A paradise holiday to Thailand has ended in horror when a taxi taking three British women to the airport crashed leaving one of them with a broken back. Kayleigh Waugh, 27, is laid up in a Bangkok hospital recovering from a number of fractures to her back, which has had to be pinned and screwed back into place. Family of the two friends that she was travelling with, Ruth Ginn and Natasha Smith, both 27, said they were extremely lucky to escape the smash with minor whiplash injuries.
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Kayleigh Waugh, 27, was on her way to airport when crash happened
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Her and friends Ruth Ginn and Natasha Smith were due to fly home
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Family said  they were extremely lucky to escape with minor injuries
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