RTE Claire Byrne Live viewers were left horrified after the mum of a toddler appeared on the show to call for a total ban of scramblers after her child was struck by one whilst out for a walk in a Dublin park.
Little Holly Lewis was injured when she was knocked down by a scrambler bike near her home in Tallaght on Friday afternoon.
Holly sustained a broken shoulder and extensive bruising in the incident at Sean Walsh Park park in Tallaght.
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Speaking to Dublin Live days after the April 15 incident, Holly's shocked mam Sarah said that her daughter is "very lucky to be alive."
Sarah Lewis said: "It was an awful fright, it was horrendous. It happened on Good Friday in Sean Walsh Park when me, my mam, Holly and my new baby son were in the park. It happened very fast, the scrambler bike hit Holly and then it sped off.
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"They looked young, like teenagers. They didn't even stop to check if she was okay. Even if there was a park that they could just bring the scrambler bikes to, they definitely shouldn't be allowed in a public park."
Holly was then rushed to Tallaght Hospital where she was treated for a broken shoulder. She was also bruised on her stomach, legs and back with a bump on the head as well.
"We feel very lucky and blessed that she's alive. She's bouncing back very fast, and we have an appointment with a bone doctor this week and the doctors put her in a sling with her shoulder."
While Holly is now on the mend, Sarah said that she is still in shock over what happened in the park.
She has reported the incident to gardaí and is now calling for harsher laws on scramblers, especially in public places such as parks.
After Sarah's story was told on RTE, people were left in shock and took to Twitter to express their horror.
One person said: "Those kids who ran over that poor child should be jailed."
Another commented: "How many more injuries or deaths do they want to happen? Or is it just because it's certain areas it affects?"
While a third said: "No political appetite to tackle illegal bikes or scramblers, just lip service until someone is really hurt or killed".
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