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A documentary featuring Billy Monger being treated in Queen's Medical Centre will be aired on Monday night (November 19).

The program, called Driven, will follow the 19-year-old's journey following a horrific crash at Donington Park race course.

Following the crash in April 2017, he was airlifted to the East Midlands Trauma Centre at QMC where, despite the best efforts of specialist teams, he had to have both his legs amputated.

Camera crews have followed Billy through his recovery and they gained exclusive access inside Queen's Medical Centre where he was treated.

Interviews with the team who treated him and his return to say thank you to the staff will all feature in the show.

The documentary - which will be aired at 9pm on Monday - features an interview with Tony Westbrook, one of Nottingham University Hospital's consultant orthopaedic surgeons.

He was Billy’s named consultant when he was under NUH's care.

Mr Westbrook said: “What Billy has achieved since his accident is nothing short of remarkable.

(Image: Neal Hughes)

"He is an inspirational young man who is full of ambition and positivity. His accident has made him even more determined to fulfil his dreams.

"Billy and his family remain good friends of our hospitals and we continue to monitor his progress and achievements, proud of how far he has come since we cared for him in Nottingham back in 2017, when he spent almost three weeks receiving treatment at QMC.”

The documentary – called ‘Driven’ – will show how Billy got back into racing in the hope of becoming the first ever amputee to race competitively in a single-seater racing car.

Viewers will see his return to racing after the accident and follow Billy and his family, as he pursues his dream to one day race in Formula One.

With the support of the racing community and his hero, Lewis Hamilton, Billy will have to change the rules of motorsport and learn to drive again without legs, whilst coming to terms with life as a disabled person - a term he is reluctant to accept.

(Image: Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust/PA Wire)

The inspirational story is about the incredible will of Billy; but also the extraordinary support his family provides during the toughest time of their lives.

The documentary is on BBC Two on Monday (November 19) at 9pm.

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