Superwomen lift car off crushed boy

 The Sun UK

June 4, 2009

 

TWO "superwomen" saved a schoolboy's life — by lifting a CAR off his trapped body.

Mighty mums Donna McNamee and Abigail Sicolo sprang into action when eight-year-old Bailey Fowler was run over on their street.

The little lad screamed in agony beneath the weight of the engine of the 1400kg (3086lb) Renault Clio.

But neighbours Abi, 29, and Donna, 24, grabbed the bumper and managed to haul the car up so Bailey could be pulled free.

The schoolboy broke his leg and suffered crushing injuries needing plastic surgery in the accident — but was yesterday expected to make a full recovery.

His family thanked Abi and Donna — and believe Bailey would have died if he wasn't freed so quickly.

 

Screaming

 

The boy was playing water pistols with friends outside his home when he ran into the road and was hit by the car.

Mum-of-four Donna said: "It all happened so quickly. I was in my garden when I heard screaming and ran out.

"At first I thought it was one of my children. I had to help so I did the first thing that came into my head.

"All we could see were these little legs under the car. He was trapped right under the engine and screaming.

"But we knew we had to get him out. We just bent over, grabbed the underneath of the car and lifted.

"I must admit lifting the car was hard work. It's not something I practice for."

Abi's only child Jaydon, seven, was playing with Bailey at the time of the accident in Newport, Gwent.

She said: "I had to look under the car and check it wasn't my son.

 

"I saw a boy with blonde hair just lying there trapped - I was relieved it wasn't Jaydon but we had to try and get him free.

"The poor boy was screaming throughout - it was horrific.

"The car was so heavy. I bruised my arm and shoulder when we were lowering it.

"We're not heroes anyone would have done it."

Both women were surprised at summoning up the superhuman strength to lift the vehicle — because neither have a firm exercise regime.

Abi said: "You don't need to exercise when you have a young family to run around after.

"We do plenty of lifting and carrying around the house so perhaps that's why we could manage it."

Donna's dad Anthony McNamee, 42, helped the two to heave up the car before an ambulance arrived to take Bailey to hospital

He said: "The girls were magnificent - they are like Superwomen. We had to physically lift the car off the ground high enough for others to pull him clear.

"It was a horrible experience which I would never like to see again - I've never seen anything like it."

Bailey's dad Paul said: "We're really shaken up at the moment but it's great to know we've got neighbours like this around us."

His mother Wendy added: "He's in a bad way at the moment, but he's such a happy little boy and he's not letting it get him down too much. I don't know what I would have done without my neighbours."

Gwent Police are investigating and said enquiries are continuing with the driver of the Clio.