A toddler miraculously escaped a hit-and-run accident which could have instantly ended his life. His dad and sister also could not believe how he survived unscathed.
Mirror reported that 16-month-old Thomas Smylie was knocked down twice in while he was feeding ducks with his dad and sister in Ireland. Smylie's dad, Paul, narrated that a car reversed on his son then drove on his leg before speeding off.
"The car reversed, hit him with the bumper and drove over his leg," he said in a Belfast Live report. "I yelled 'stop'. There were two fellas in the car and the windows were open."
He claimed that one of the passengers of the car even looked out the window before the car drove away. "He drove over his leg twice. I just could not believe it.I had to run to the passenger wheel to get him lifted and as soon as I did that he just drove over the youngster's leg again," added the worried father.
An ambulance immediately took the young boy to Daisy Hill Hospital then was transferred to the Royal in Belfast. Medical tests revealed that Smylie only suffered ligament damage with no serious injuries.
Though there were red marks on his legs, he was out of danger. "We just don't know how lucky we are. Had that of been above his waist, we just don't know what would have happened," Paul added.
According to Mirror, the toddler has already been release from the hospital. He was taken home where he will continue his recovery.
Meanwhile, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) asked for helped on any information about the driver and the passenger of the hit-and-run vehicle. "A toddler was knocked down by a blue Volkswagen-type car and the driver left the scene at around 4:20 p.m.," a PSNI spokesperson said. "If anybody has any information in relation to this incident please call 101 and quote ref number: 841."
