A teenage British racing driver is back behind the wheel less than three months after having both legs amputated following a crash.
Billy Monger, who turned 18 just days after the collision, returned to a racing car at Brands Hatch, Kent, on Tuesday.
Known as “Billy Whizz”, the champion racer was left in a critical condition after colliding with a stationary car at 120mph during a Formula 4 championship race in April.
He was trapped inside his vehicle for more than 90 minutes before being taken to hospital and put in an induced coma.
Doctors were unable to save his lower legs.
But the teenager, from Surrey, has stuck to his vow to return to the track by getting to grips with a specially-adapted golf cart.
Billy’s story spread all over the world with £1m raised online to help with his recovery, while Formula 1 champions Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button have given their backing to the teenager.
Source: Double amputee Billy Monger returns to the race track after crash
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