Video: Ex-Doncaster Rovers star surprises boy he rescued in roadside accident
This is the heartwarming moment a former Doncaster Rovers star paid a suprirse visit to a teenage supporter he helped rescue after a roadside accident.
John Marquis, now with Shrewsbury Town, helped out at the scene when 13-year-old Elliott Thomas was lying injured in the road following a collision with a car.
Marquis took a kit and match tickets for the club’s clasg with Gillingham this weekend after offering assistance to Elliott last week.
Big-hearted Marquis stayed with the teenager for around ten minutes until emergency services arrived at the scene.
It was confirmed he had broken his leg in two places from the incident.
Speaking to the Shrewsbury Town website, the striker explained: “I was driving along and could see Elliott by the side of the road with another woman.
“Further along was a car with the windscreen smashed. It was pretty clear he had been knocked over, so I parked up and went to see if there was anything I could do.
“We waited for the ambulance to come and for Elliott’s mum to arrive, as she works nearby.
“Elliott was really shaken up at the time, so I just did what I could to keep him calm.”
A week on from the incident, Marquis wanted to check in on the youngster and visited him to check up on his progress, visiting the youngster at his grandparents’ home.
During his time at Rovers between 2016 and 2019, Marquis netted 61 goals in 134 appearances.
His other clubs include Portsmouth and Bristol Rovers.