Dublin Marathon runner left in coma after horror accident in Italy was due to graduate from DCU

Hannah Leonard (22), a former Loreto Bray student, had been training for this weekend’s Dublin Marathon, which she was running in honour of her late grandmother, and went out for a run while abroad on the island of Sicily.

After only several kilometres, she was struck by a car while crossing at a pedestrian crossing and was sent “flying approximately 15 feet across the road”, landing on her head.

Hannah’s family reported that she suffered “devastating brain injuries”, and underwent three hours of life-saving neurosurgery shortly after the incident.

During the course of the surgeries, a large piece of Hannah’s skull was removed in order to access her brain and relieve the pressure. The piece of skull has yet to be replaced.

Following her neurosurgery she was transferred to ICU where she remains today.

Hannah’s uncle, Ralph Leonard, who lives abroad, travelled to Sicily where he spent the first two weeks as the rest of the family, including Hannah’s parents, Kevin and Vanessa,…

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