Father of hit-and-run toddler ‘blown away’ by public support

The father of a toddler who was left with serious injuries after a hit-and-run in Cork has said that he is “absolutely blown away” by the support from friends and family.

Zac Higgins, 2, suffered a broken collarbone and shoulder blade, as well as a bleed to the brain after being struck by a car while playing at about 3.50pm on Monday in Castle Meadows estate on the Skehard Road in Mahon.