A three-year-old girl has been left with life-changing injuries after she was hit by a car when out playing on her scooter.
Little Mya Ekwe was left with horrific injuries after a car accidentally reversed over her when she was outside playing, near her home on the morning of May 17.
The child from Finglas, Dublin, was left with life-changing injuries and still remains in hospital but is making “small progress everyday”, Dublin Live reported .
Mya is now blind in her left eye and her family have been told that she will suffer from cerebral palsy after the accident.
But they said it was a “miracle” that Mya is still alive but doctors still don't know the full extent of her injuries or if she'll ever walk or talk again.
Her dad, Andy, said she was put into an induced coma for two weeks after the accident.
"She was put into an induced coma. It happened on May 17 and she woke up on June 1 with a big smile on her face," he said.
He added: "Since then they've given her botox in both legs and also in her left arm to help with the muscles from lying in bed for so long.
"She is now blind in her left eye and we were told she has cerebral palsy, we just don't know the severity of it because she's still on other medications.
"She also has dystonia and the medications treating that makes her tired so she's spending a lot of time sleeping.
"They are weaning her off of the medications so she'll start to come around even more. Basically they can't assess her until she comes around fully.
"She's moving her leg and pretty much that's it because she can't move her head or arms."
Andy said they aren't certain if Mya will be able to talk or walk again but she is making progress.
"She is making small progress everyday," he said.
"She laughed yesterday. We had her doll in front of her and when we pressed the button she reacted and laughed.
"It was a lovely moment."
Now the family are fundraising for the young tot. Mya's older brother Tyrick is running 100km over the course of 20 days to fundraise for his sister's medical costs and provide financial support for the family.
Andy said: "He's doing 5k a day for 20 days. He's doing them in good times.
"The plan is that myself, Mya's mammy, my parents and a lot of family to do the last one with him on June 20."
Over £10,000 has been raised so far. If you would like to donate to the fundraiser for Mya, you can do so here .
A garda spokesman said: "Gardai are investigating a road traffic collision that occurred in the Heathfield area of Finglas on Tuesday 17 May 2022 at approximately 10.30am.
