Jordan Reynolds 24, used his body as a human shield to
protect his six-year-old nephew from being hit by a car at a Christmas lights
switch-on.
Reynolds was hailed a hero for saving the life of nephew
Ashton in the incident at a shopping centre in Newport .
Both Uncle and nephew were crossing the road to see the city’s
Christmas lights being turned on when the excited boy didn’t see an approaching
car.
But Jordan
turned his body to take the main impact as both were hit – with the uncle
smashing into the windscreen.
His family say his courage saved Ashton from “certain death”
in the crash on Friday night.
Ashton’s dad Grant said:
“My brother pushed him away so he hit the car first. “All he
can remember was he was going to cross and a car came from behind and hit him.
“Doctors say Ashton may not have been here if it was not him.”
Jordan and his nephew were due to meet up with his twin
brother Grant, 24, for the festive event and to watch the fireworks – a yearly
ritual.
The car was left with a smashed windscreen from the impact
of hitting Jordan who has been recovering at the Royal
Gwent Hospital Newport .
Ashton has since returned home – and cried when he saw his
uncle’s face in the hospital on Thursday night.
Grant believes the layout of the site, with a temporary
barrier between the crossing and the entrance to the car park, means there is “another
accident waiting to happen”.