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Santa goes to town for dying boy’s early Xmas

- BY CHRISTOPHE­R BUCKTIN US Editor chris.bucktin@mirror.co.uk

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

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