Tech | August 08, 2009 | 7 comments

14 year old who was 'decapitated' in horror crash gets back behind the wheel

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When Chris Stewart crashed his racing car, the force of the smash was so great that his head was wrenched from the top of his neck.

In fact Chris is only one of six people to survive his 'hangman's injury' - and the first to fully recover thanks to a risky seven-hour operation.

Surgeon Evan Davies said the youngster was one of the few to survive the devastating injury, also known as 'internal decapitation'.


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