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A teenager has spoken for the first time in six months after he was 'certified dead' when he was struck down by a van.
Lewis Roberts, then 18, sustained catastrophic head injuries following the crash in his home town of Leek, Staffordshire, on March 13.
He was rushed by an air ambulance to Royal Stoke University Hospital, where doctors said he had suffered a 'brain stem death' - referring to when a person on an artificial life support machine no longer has any brain functions.
If someone in the UK is diagnosed as brain dead then the damage is considered irreversible and they are legally confirmed as dead, according to the NHS.
Mr Roberts' family were told to say their last goodbyes and decided to donate his organs to help seven other people, giving him additional time on life support.
However, just hours ahead of the operation on March 18, the teenager opened his eyes and began breathing without the aid of a machine.
He has since turned 19
