A YOUNG boy from Bromsgrove who was seriously injured in a car crash in Italy is set to be transferred to a specialist hospital as his recovery continues.

Dominic Boschetti was in Italy spending time with his father over Christmas, when their car was struck by a lorry on December 22.

His father Guiseppe suffered serious arm and leg injuries in the crash but he managed to rescue Dominic from the car and perform CPR on the youngster after he went into cardiac arrest before emergency services arrived.

The youngster fought for his life in hospital where he was placed in a medically induced coma.

He has since regained consciousness and this week will be transferred to a specialist hospital in Milan where he can begin to recover from his injuries.

It comes as the Inkberrow First School pupil, who is affectionately known as Dob, turned six on January 13.

Dominic’s uncle Corin Hetherington gave an update on his nephew’s fight on the Go Fund Me page he launched to help his sister Jordan Hetherington.

She has left her job to be at Dominic’s bedside in Italy, potentially leaving her for months without any income.

In an update, he wrote: "Dob is making small improvements every day. Jord never leaves his side.

“It's only been just over three weeks since this happened but I see constant improvement with Dob in the video calls we have daily.

“Dob will be transferred Tuesday to a specialist hospital in Milan to begin the real work of helping him recover.”

Meanwhile, donations to the page have climbed to reach almost £25,000 in three weeks.

Corin added: "I cannot thank you all enough for the amount of love and support for Dob which is sent to me on a daily basis. It really is amazing.

"I hope one day myself my sister and Dominic can thank you all in person. You then can see why he is such a beautiful special little boy.

"You all are amazing people."