Crash boy's long wake-up call

THE family of a Sheffield boy who is recovering from a horror cycling accident have been told it could take up to a week to wake him up.

Doctors have started the process of reducing the sedation drugs given to 11-year-old Jack Weavers, but have said it will be a slow process and could take a full week before the youngster is fully conscious.

He is not yet aware that he has even had an accident, nor of the extent of his injuries.

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The youngster, from Hills Road, Deepcar, broke his ribs, arm, leg, jaw and cheekbone. He also lost a number of teeth and has undergone surgery to remove his spleen, and to pin his leg and arm fractures.

Jack was cycling down a steep path beside Lidl supermarket, Manchester Road, Stocksbridge, when he lost control of his bike and smashed into a parked car.