Young dad left paralysed after losing control of his Porsche convertible

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Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox A young dad left quadriplegic after his Porsche convertible crashed into a tree on a sunny day says he knew he was paralysed as he waited for medics to arrive.

Luke Louden, 31, was only 300 yards from his home when he lost control of his Porsche Boxter, which had the top down, hit a tree and rolled down an embankment.

The smash at 9.30am on August 13 left the dad-of-four with 33 broken bones including an open fracture to his left leg which medics feared would need to be amputated.

But it was damage to his spinal cord which has left Luke quadriplegic, after he was thrown from the car. "It was a sunny day, the car hit a tree and the steering wheel came down and