The family of a nine-year-old boy who was nearly killed in a horrific scooter accident after he fell down an eight-feet-drop are raising money to thank those who saved his life. Ioan Watts from Bedwas was rushed to the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff on October 3 after he fell off his scooter outside his home and was left critically injured.
His mum Lydia Watts said the schoolboy fell eight feet down and landed directly on his head on the concrete ground, Wales Online reports. The accident left Ioan in a coma for almost a month and six months later he is still recovering from the horrendous accident after suffering brain swelling and a fracture in his skull.
The 43-year-old credited the Welsh Air Ambulance charity and Noah Ark's Children Hospital for saving her son's life as she said he would not have survived without their help. Describing how the incident unfolded, Lydia recalled: "We were getting ready for school and he was ready early because it was his brother Rhodri's eighth birthday.
