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AOL.COM - Despite being declared brain dead by four doctors, a car crash victim has made a miracle recovery after his parents begged for a second opinion before his life support was due to be switched off, BBC News reports.

Four years ago, Steven Thorpe from Warwickshire, England, was involved in a horrific car accident that killed one of his friends.

Thorpe, who was just 17 at the time, suffered near-fatal injuries to his head and was rushed to University Hospital in Coventry for emergency surgery, the Sun reports. click here to read more

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