Sheffield dad opens up on nine-hour operation after his legs were ‘crushed’ by speeding cars

Callum Chambers, 30, was unloading a car boot outside his home on Firth Park Road at around 11.30pm on 21 June when the crash happened, leaving him hospitalised and requiring nine-hour surgery.

He said: “Two cars were racing on the road, one lost control first and smashed into a parked car, and that reeled off and hit a car on the right side of the road while it was driving. Then that one lost control and hit me.”

Callum remains in hospital and had a skin graft operation last week. He does not know when he will be discharged.

The father-of-one, who has been speaking to his two-year old son Elijah via video calls, said: “It’s all going to depend on recovery time. Both operations have gone well. I seem to be healing well, that’s what they [hospital staff] have said.

“I’m as good as can be considering the situation. I’m focused on my recovery and trying to get back to some normality.”

Since the crash the self-employed courier’s friends have raised more than £4,000 to help him while he recovers.

He said: “The support from my friends has been unbelievable. The only way I’ve been getting through it as easy as I have been is because of them.

“They have been amazing. I never thought the support from everybody would be this big.”

To date, no arrests have been made following the crash.

Callum said: “The police have been absolutely useless, they haven’t even spoken to me once the whole time. It’s quite embarrassing.”

A South Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: “We work hard to ensure all victims receive the best possible service from the force. Regarding this incident, officers attended reports of a road traffic collision involving Mr Chambers on Sunday 21 June at 11:27pm.

“Emergency services were on scene in less than 10 minutes of the 999 call being received. Since the incident, a roads traffic policing officer has been assigned to the case and has had regular contact with Mr Chambers’ family to keep him updated with all developments within the investigation.”

You can donate to Callum’s fundraiser here.