Scots girl broke pelvis and skull after being hit by car while crossing the road

dailyrecord.co.uk:

The mum of a Scots girl who sustained serious injuries after being knocked down by a car has spoken of the family's anguish after her daughter spent 16 days fighting for her life in intensive care.Leigha Simpson, nine, was on her way to a Saturday night youth club when she was struck by a vehicle while crossing the road in Main Street, Bellshill, on May 13.The youngster sustained a broken pelvis, a broken femur, broken bones in her neck and skull, broken ribs, a forehead cut and damage to her spleen.Mum Allyson Smith, 32, told the Record: "My dad was taking Leigha to her Saturday night club and when he stopped the car, he checked the road and there were no cars."He watched Leigha cross the road when the car suddenly appeared.

One minute she was there, then the next minute she wasn't. I saw a photo of the incident on Facebook and my mum had a gut feeling it was Leigha."When I managed to get in touch with my dad, I ran down to the scene."The paramedics were working on Leigha at the scene when I got there for around 30 minutes.

It was terrifying. She sustained very serious injuries."Leigha was rushed to the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow and quickly taken for surgery to repair damage to her femur.She was admitted to intensive care and put on a ventilator to help her body rest and recover.

The following day she had surgery on her pelvis.The schoolgirl remained on a ventilator for 10 days and spent 16 days in the intensive care unit.