A BOY who was severely injured after being hit by a car on his way to school has now set his sights on becoming a paramedic.

Robbie Mason, 15, was only eight years old when he was hit by a car as he went to cross the road on his way to the Gretna Primary School in February 2014.

Robbie suffered a shattered cheekbone and eye socket, facial laceration, a broken shoulder and several bump and bruises.

He said: “I remember crossing the road and then spinning and seeing black and white and then I just looked up at the bottom of the car before being pulled out by my grandma, because my mum was distressed just seeing my feet under the car.”

He was treated at the roadside then airlifted by the Great North Air Ambulance Service to the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle.

Recently he was reunited with paramedic Andy Dalton who treated him on scene, where he handed over a cheque for more than £1,300 after fundraising with his sisters Lois and Sophie.

Robbie said: “I feel like it’s the least I could do for all the help they gave me – considering how serious and possibly fatal it was.

“It’s a very important service that I believe should have more funding.”

Robbie now hopes to study paramedic science at university.

He said: “I want to be a paramedic because I am inspired by the people who helped me during my accident and since then I’ve dreamed of saving someone’s life.”

Andy said: “It’s great to see Robbie doing well – being a paramedic is a rewarding job and I am pleased he’s been inspired to follow this career path.”