A schoolgirl has made a miracle recovery after being mown down by a hit-and-run driver as she played on a scooter outside her home.
Michalina Eslinger, 6, is 'lucky to be alive' after the horrific crime by a disqualified driver was caught on CCTV camera as she was dragged under his car.
She broke her pelvis, both thigh bones, her right lower leg, her collar bone and suffered horrible facial burns in the hit-and-run.
Her family say she is lucky to be alive - and will return to school this week just eight weeks after the crash.
Michalina Eslinger (pictured) broke her pelvis, both thigh bones, her right lower leg, her collar bone and suffered horrible facial burns in the hit-and-run
The CCTV camera showed how she had fallen off her scooter while playing outside when Ashley Evans sped around the corner
The six-year-old can be seen with her scooter on the floor as Mr Evans car goes over the top of her
The scooter is left alone in the road and Michalina is trapped under the Vauxhall Astra
Michalina dragged her along the road by her legs. She was trapped under his wheels until passers by were able to lift the car off her
Disqualified driver Ashley Evans (pictured) was jailed for three years at Cardiff Crown Court after pleading guilty to causing serious injury while driving while disqualified, driving without insurance, driving while disqualified and failing to stop in the Vauxhall Astra
Her father Kristof - who saw banned driver Ashley Evans speed away from the scene - said: 'She has been so brave. We are so lucky she is here with us.'
A judge said it was a 'miracle that she was not killed' - and described the driver as 'cowardly' for fleeing.
The CCTV camera showed how she had fallen off her scooter while playing outside when Ashley Evans sped around the corner.
Michalina dragged her along the road by her legs. She was trapped under his wheels until passers by were able to lift the car off her.
