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A 10-year-old girl is lucky to be alive after being hit by a car on her way to school in Northumberland.
Holly Blakey was struck by a vehicle on Newcastle Road, Blyth, while she was making her way to Newsham Primary School. She was rushed to Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI) in Newcastle.
Her pelvis was shattered, her bladder was split in half and her lungs were bruised and filled with blood. She underwent an eight-hour operation and was placed in an induced coma.
Holly is now stable but remains in hospital. She had two metal bars attached to her pelvis to stabilise it and has been left with a scar across her stomach.
Holly Blakey, 10, was lucky to survive the collision which left her with multiple injuries
Natalya Page, who is step-mum to Holly's older sister Kacey Leigh King, 16, said: 'When she went into the surgery we really didn't think she was coming out of it. The serious part is over but she's still in a huge amount of pain.'
Holly's mum Michelle McFarlane, who is also mum to Kacey, Lilly Blakey, 11, and AJ Wells, six, found out about the collision when a man knocked on her door to tell her.
Michelle McFarlane, 34, who had one of her legs amputated below the knee earlier this year, has spent the last few weeks by Holly's side in hospital.
Holly Blakey (pictured with her mum Michelle McFarlane) is being treated at Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle
Holly Blakey pictured with her brother AJ (centre) and her sister Lilly (right)
The collision occurred at around 8.15am on November 2 this year. Northumbria Police were made aware of the collision earlier this month
A spokesperson for the force said: 'Shortly before 8.15am on November 2, we received a report of a collision at the junction of Newcastle Road and Laverock Hall Road, Blyth, involving child pedestrian and a car.'
The spokesperson said emergency services attended and the girl was taken to hospital with a suspected fractured pelvis.
They added: 'The driver stopped at the scene and fully cooperated with police.'
Natalya, 23, and Kacey's dad Jason King, 35, are currently looking after Kacey and Lilly at their home in Newcastle and AJ is staying with his dad.
Natalya said: 'Holly was making her way to her friends house to knock on her to walk to school. On one of the big roads she was crossing she was hit by a car.
'At the time no one was around her. People gathered but they didn't know her name or anything. It was just this little girl in the middle of the road. I believe someone called the paramedic and somebody called the school.'
Natalya said Holly's school badge was visible, which enabled those helping her to
