THIS WEEK IN 1997: Crash victim shock for foster-father

A Portsea man stopped at an accident involving a teenager trapped under a bus only to find the boy was his own foster-son.
By The Newsroom
Published 20th Dec 2017, 06:00 BST

Cyclist Ben Levi, 14, was dragged along beneath a single-decker in a crash.

Foster parent Allan Evans, of Pounds Terrace, spotted the buckled remains of the mountain bike as he passed by.

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The teenager, who suffered a suspected broken leg and head injury, had been released by firefighters and treated by a doctor who was called to the scene.

He was trapped under the bus for nearly an hour.