Skateboarder Rowell Arnephy is all smiles after a miraculous escape when he was hit by a van crossing a road in Cranbourne North on Tuesday.

The 12-year-old is recovering in the Royal Children’s Hospital after sustaining an injury to his left eye, bleeding from an ear and grazes to his back and face.

RCH neurosurgical resident Dr Ella Ellwood-Shoesmith said the extent of Rowell’s injuries were being assessed. She advised skateboarders to wear helmets for protection.

Words by Marianne Betts.

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