Santa goes to town for dying boy’s early Xmas
WHOOPS! Someone will hit the roof when they see what’s happened to their Range Rover delivery.
Three of the flash motors were damaged when this two-level luxury-car transporter crashed into a low bridge yesterday.
Local Elaine Blair, 46, witnessed the prang in Perth, Scotland. She said: “There was an almighty bang.” AN entire town celebrated Christmas two months early for a terminally ill 12-year-old boy.
Keith Burkett has a rare form of cancer in his skull, shoulder, spine and liver which doctors fear will claim his life before the end of the year.
The Yuletide-loving lad’s mum Taylore Woodard had put up decorations at the end of September with a sign saying “Merry Christmas, Kourageous Keith”.
Neighbours in Stow, Ohio, noticed and hung theirs, then teamed up to put on a Christmas day this week, singing carols and dressing as Santa and his elves.
Keith rode in a fire engine past a festive 100-car procession and got a bravery medal from the mayor. He said: “It was awesome. The fire truck was my favourite. I beeped the horn.”
Keith was diagnosed in 2012 with undifferentiated soft tissue sarcoma, which has spread despite radiation and chemo. Hair stylist Taylore said: “His life has been taken up with cancer and medicines and I wanted my son to enjoy one last Christmas.” Keith and his mum