British judo star Stephanie Inglis, who is recovering from a coma after a motorcycle crash in Vietnam, has arrived home in Scotland ©SaveSteph/Facebook

British judo star Stephanie Inglis, who is recovering from a coma after a motorcycle crash in Vietnam, has arrived home in Scotland.

The Commonwealth Games silver medallist suffered head injuries when her skirt got caught in the wheel of the vehicle and pulled her off the bike last month.

The freak accident happened on May 10 as she made her way to a school in Ha Long where she had been teaching English to disadvantaged children for the previous four months.

The 27-year-old Scot, who finished runner-up to England’s Nekoda Smythe Davis in the women’s under 57 kilograms category at Glasgow 2014, woke from a medically-induced coma last week despite doctors in Vietnam initially giving her a one per cent chance of survival.   

Inglis arrived back into Edinburgh Airport earlier today having been flown by a UK air ambulance from the hospital in Bangkok where she was being treated.

The judoka has been transferred to Edinburgh’s Western General Hospital, where she will undergo further treatment in a specialist unit.

A post on the SaveSteph Facebook page revealed that Inglis, whose parents Robert and Alison travelled to Thailand's capital to be with their daughter, had smiled for the first time since waking from the coma during a physio session.

Stephanie Inglis (left) finished as the runner-up in the women's under 57kg category at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games
Stephanie Inglis (left) finished as the runner-up in the women's under 57kg category at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games ©Getty Images

It said: "She is in so much discomfort and fighting against all the odds to improve herself when the medical team asked her if she could hold up two fingers, Stephanie did, and then she smiled a small but amazing smile.

"The doctor was so surprised he started to bow and laugh, because not only did it show that Stephanie understood this instruction it also showed after all that’s happened to her she still had the humour and friendly personality that everyone respects and loves."

The post added: "Stephanie still has so much work and hard times ahead of her, and there will be dark and hard days when she comes to understand fully what has happened, but she now has so many people she knows will be there for her.

"I'm certain it will add light to what will be a slow and hard journey ahead, but with people to carry her when times are tough, no-one can ask for more."

Family friend and fellow British judoka Khalid Gehlan set up a GoFundMe page on May 12 in a bid to raise funds for Inglis' medical bills.

Inglis' travel insurance had expired and her hospital stay was costing £2,000 ($2,800/€2,500) per day.

More than 7,000 people have donated so far, raising over £302,000 ($428,000/€380,000).

You can visit the fundraising website here.