An 11-year-old boy who was critically injured after being knocked down by a police vehicle is making "positive progress" in hospital with help from some famous faces.
Tom had been in a coma and on life support after being hit by a police vehicle in Lancaster.
But he is now awake and responding, and has smiled when shown video messages from celebrities encouraging him to get better.
So far Tom has been sent video clips by Morecambe-based world heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury, former footballers Gary Neville, David May and Dion Dublin, Coronation Street actor Martin 'Spider' Hancock, TV sport reporter Mike Bushell, TV presenter Jeremy Kyle, Barry Roche from Morecambe FC, and kids TV character Hacker the Dog.
His family have set up a Facebook page called 'You can do it Tom!' to help him in his recovery.
"It's been an emotional day today and Tom continues to make positive progress," said a post on the page on Sunday.
"Although Tom still hasn't spoken yet, he's smiled and cried with Mum and is being the most responsive he's been so far.
"Tom smiled crazily when he was played the Hacker T. Dog video kindly sent to us via CBBC. A long journey ahead, but thanks so much to everyone for their support and encouragement and to the brilliant Alder Hey Children's Hospital staff. You can do it Tom!"
This has brightened our day😊🥰. Thank you so much CBBC and Hacker T. Dog for sending us this video for Tom😊 - You can do it Tom! x
Posted by You can do it Tom on Saturday, June 3, 2023
The 'You can do it Tom' Facebook page was set up on Thursday.
"Thanks to the amazing care teams, he's now out of a coma and is in a High Dependency Unit," it says.
"Until he wakes up fully, we won't know Tom's long term outlook, only that it'll be a very long road ahead for him."
Here is Tom with his mum Karla.
"The aim of this page is to flood it with celebrity videos, surrounded by positive messages of support from the community.
"We're hoping that when Tom eventually wakes up, he'll be able to see, hear and read the various messages to help motivate and inspire him on the long road ahead.
"Thanks to all of the celebs who have taken the time to help and send us video clips.
"Please feel free to add your own 'You can do it Tom!' messages below the videos so Tom can eventually see them.
"If you can help us source any more celeb videos please get in touch! You can do it Tom!"
Anyone who can help is welcome to email Bill Johnston, partner of Tom's mum Karla, at bill@wagonandhorses.co.uk or contact Bill through the page.
Tom is a huge fan of Manchester United and Oasis.
Here is the video message from Tyson Fury.
And from former Manchester United and England footballer, and now TV pundit, Gary Neville.
Tom was injured on the evening of Thursday May 25.
The incident happened just before 8.30pm on Owen Road in Lancaster at the junction with Torrisholme Road and involved a marked police Peugeot 308 hatchback which was responding to an emergency call.
Tom was taken by ambulance to the Royal Lancaster Infirmary and later transferred to Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool.
Police said they have referred the matter to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) who will be carrying out an independent investigation.
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