An MMA fighter who was unable to walk after being hit by a bus has said his biggest motivation during his recovery was to be able to hold his daughter again.
Liam McCracken was building a promising career in mixed martial arts but his life changed in a split second when he was hit by a bus while out training in Huyton on Merseyside in September 2023.
The 24-year-old, from Prescot, Liverpool, suffered a broken neck, legs, ribs, pelvis and nose after being dragged 18m (60ft).
“I was getting to the point of becoming an elite athlete, and then I went from that to not being able to walk, so it was obviously very difficult,” he said.