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A mother whose son was left with a brace after being hit by a car on his way to school said he is lucky to be alive.
Thomas Willemsen, 12, was crossing Spital Road near the Three Stags pub to meet a friend on his way to school when a Ford Fiesta knocked him to the ground.
The incident occurred near the busy Spital junction.
Merseyside police said an investigation is underway and the Ford driver is assisting with inquiries.
Kelly Louise Newell, Thomas’s mother, said she ran to the scene after a friend told her her son was lying in the middle of the road in the incident around 8 a.m. last Friday in Spital.
Kelly said he believed Thomas may have died in the accident that left him with various injuries.
Thomas, who attends Wirral Elementary School for Boys in Bebington, now wears a neck brace after breaking six different bones in his neck.
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It is expected that he will be able to remove the brace in six weeks, before receiving physiological treatment and making a full recovery.
Kelly said it broke out as he spoke and found Thomas lying on the road a few minutes after the accident yelling “it’s my neck, it’s my neck.”
She added that the shock and tears before seeing her son after the accident were unimaginable.
Thomas was treated by paramedics at the scene, before being transferred to Arrowe Park Hospital. He is home now, but needs further neck treatment at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital.
Kelly thanked members of the public who reached out to Thomas when the accident occurred and the medical professionals who treated him afterward.
He added that Thomas was highly regarded at school and his friends would often stop at the door with gifts for him after learning what had happened.
The school itself is constantly emailing him to see how he is doing.
With the help of Cllr Mary Jordan, Kelly has petitioned the Wirral Council, asking it to make the Spital Crossroads crossing much safer.
Kelly said it is currently dangerous and described it as “disorganized chaos.”
He said he wanted to make sure other families didn’t have to go through the same pain or worse in the future.
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Cllr Jordan, who represents Clatterbridge for the Conservatives, said he agreed something must be done to change the crossing of the crossroads.
A spokesperson for the Wirral Council said: “The council is working with Merseyside Police regarding this incident and will conduct a road safety review at this busy junction.”
Cllr Liz Gray, who chairs the council’s environment and transportation committee, said: “Even before the recent tragic incidents, I had called for a full road safety review and there will be a new road safety action plan based on this.
“We are determined to make things better despite the restriction of government funding.”
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