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Dog left paralysed by crash walking with wheels

A dog which was left paralysed after being hit by a car is now able to walk again after being given some wheels.

Darcy the Lakeland Terrier was given a 5% chance of walking again after she was hit in Carlisle's Bitts Park last March, but after laser therapy from a vet and fundraising by local people she is now back on the move.

Her owner Daniel Harvey set up a fundraising page to raise money for the equipment which acts as a support for her two back legs.

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