Channel 9, Australia
Aug 23, 2010
The father of a 13-year-old boy who was left with permanent brain injuries after a hit-run accident says he will be forever haunted by the sight of his injured son lying on the road.
Visal Um was riding his mountain bike on Australia Day on Sackville Street in Canley Vale in Sydney's south-west when he was struck by a black Toyota Hilux ute making a right-hand turn.
Dad Seng Hong Tann witnessed the accident, which has left the boy with severe brain damage and hearing loss in his left ear.
"I wish no other parent would ever have to suffer this horrific experience," Mr Tann said today at a police appeal for witnesses to come forward.
"I am one of the lucky ones and am very grateful my son is alive ... however I cannot understand how anyone could not stop to help an injured child."
Visal and his mother had arrived in Australia from Cambodia just six weeks before the accident.
Police have interviewed several witnesses and believe the driver would have known they had been in a collision.
"We appeal to [them] to come forward or to anyone who may know of [their] identity to contact police," said Metropolitan Crash Unit investigator Senior Sergeant Peter Jenkins.
"This little boy's life has been changed forever as a result of his incident and the impact on his family."
The father of a 13-year-old boy who was left with permanent brain injuries after a hit-run accident says he will be forever haunted by the sight of his injured son lying on the road.
Visal Um was riding his mountain bike on Australia Day on Sackville Street in Canley Vale in Sydney's south-west when he was struck by a black Toyota Hilux ute making a right-hand turn.
Dad Seng Hong Tann witnessed the accident, which has left the boy with severe brain damage and hearing loss in his left ear.
"I wish no other parent would ever have to suffer this horrific experience," Mr Tann said today at a police appeal for witnesses to come forward.
"I am one of the lucky ones and am very grateful my son is alive ... however I cannot understand how anyone could not stop to help an injured child."
Visal and his mother had arrived in Australia from Cambodia just six weeks before the accident.
Police have interviewed several witnesses and believe the driver would have known they had been in a collision.
"We appeal to [them] to come forward or to anyone who may know of [their] identity to contact police," said Metropolitan Crash Unit investigator Senior Sergeant Peter Jenkins.
"This little boy's life has been changed forever as a result of his incident and the impact on his family."
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