Hunt for heroes of railway electricity cable boy

Mum so grateful to Kieron’s saviours.

The mum of power-line blast schoolboy Kieron Jenkinson is desperate to trace the good samaritans who ran to his aid.

Strangers have been credited with saving the life of the 13-year-old, who was left badly burned after an accident involving a railway electricity cable.

A number of motorists are believed to have stopped and helped put out the flames.

“We would dearly love to thank them,” Donna added. “It has been nothing less than a miracle that he is still alive. I also felt someone from above was looking after him, helping him survive.”

The horrific electric shock that almost killed Kieron was so strong it melted the glasses on his face.

It also left him nursing sickening burns to 50% of his body and caused a fireball that blew him two metres in the air and could be seen from miles away.

Relieved mum Donna last night revealed battling Kieron is winning his fight to get better because of his love of football.

She believes the Chelsea and Rangers fan’s fitness is aiding his fight against the burns he has endured.

She said: “He’s amazed doctors by sitting up in the chair just a week on. Keiron’s a big strong lad and that must count in helping him survive.

“He supports Rangers and the club have been in touch asking if they can visit him. He would love that because he’s a big fan.”

Kieron, from Ardrossan, Ayrshire, suffered searing burns when the overhead railway cable shot 25,000 volts through his body.

The accident at a railway bridge in his home town is thought to have been caused by a stick which came in contact with an overhead cable.

“The shock from the power cable was so bad it melted the glasses on his face,” Donna, 50, revealed.

“But he’s amazed his doctors and we’re very proud of the way he’s coping. He managed to get on to a hospital chair for a while on Wednesday.

“His doctors are worried he will develop pneumonia if he stays lying down for too long. He was very sore and couldn’t stand the pain for very long, but he’s done really well.”

One of the biggest enemies of long-term burns patients is laying still for too long allowing fluid to build up in the lungs.

The family has been told it could take months for the burns to heal and Kieron may need several ops.

“On Wednesday he underwent a battery of tests to judge his rate of recovery and the news was good,” added Donna.

And she thanked the tight-knit community for rallying round and helping her through the ordeal.

She said: “Family and friends have been kindness itself in helping us.

“Some are taking me to hospital and others have brought in shopping so that I have nothing else to focus on at the moment.”

Donna revealed Kieron was horrified by the extent of his wounds.

She said: “His sedation has been wearing off so he saw his body for the first time yesterday.

“He was wearing his glasses for the first time since it happened. Kieron said to me, ‘Mum, it’s not my body. I don’t want anybody to see me like this. It’s just not me, mum’.”

British Transport Police are investigating the incident.

Are you one of the Good Samaritans who helped? Call our news desk on 0141 567 2812 so we can pass on Kieron’s mum’s thanks.