Sittingbourne boy impaled in freak accident
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by Hayley Robinson
hrobinson@thekmgroup.co.uk
A 12-year-old boy screamed in agony after becoming impaled on
the handlebars of his bike.
Bradley Cannell was cycling along Kenilworth Court in
Sittingbourne when he fell from his mountain bike as he tried to
mount the kerb.
As the cycle crashed down on top of him, the handle embedded
itself in the top of his right thigh, forcing him to scream
out.
Ron Fox, 70, who was looking out of the window of his home when
the accident happened, rushed to the Westlands School pupil's
rescue and held his leg up while a neighbour dialled 999.
Within minutes, an ambulance was at the scene along with
firefighters, the Kent Air Ambulance and police, who sealed off the
road.
His shocked mum, Michele East, has told of the moment she
received the call telling her of the unfolding drama.
The 33-year-old was at work when she was called and told Bradley
had been involved in the freak accident.
The mum of three, who works as an administrator for Hydrex
Equipment on the Eurolink Business Park in Sittingbourne.
She said: "My colleague Andy Green drove me up there and on
the way I was ringing Bradley's mobile.
"The fire brigade turned up just as I arrived and the police and
ambulance were already there.
"I was very calm because he was calm, he was laughing and
joking.
"It took over an hour for the brigade to cut the bike away from
him.
"Then they took him in the land ambulance to the air ambulance
which had landed in Sonora Fields.
"They took him to the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel, but
I couldn't go with him so I drove up on my own in rush-hour
traffic.
"I got there about 7.30pm and he'd gone down to theatre at
7.20pm. He wasn't out until 11.30pm.
"When they showed us the X-ray it [the handlebar] had gone down
under the thigh muscle, hit the vein and cut it.
"If they'd tried to pull it out at the scene it would have been
a different story.
"He was up and walking on Wednesday morning and they have said
he should be home this weekend.
"It's all a bit surreal. He's a very lucky boy.
"I'd just like to say a big thank you to everyone who helped
Bradley."
Ron Fox rushed to Bradley's aid after he saw the accident
happen.
He said: "It was a chance in a million that I was looking out of
the window.
"He was screaming and I thought he'd broken his leg. I've done a
bit of first aid so I ran out there to get to him before anyone
else did.
"He was a very brave little boy. All he wanted was the bike off
him but we couldn't do that."
Thursday, July 08 2010
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