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This child has made a miracle recovery after his HEAD was internally decapitated in a car crash .

Young Jaxon Taylor, aged one, could have died after the smash.

The 16-month-old toddler was with his mum and nine-year-old sister Shayne when they collided head on with another vehicle at 70mph on September 15.

The child was airlifted from the site of the crash to a hospital in Brisbane.

The force from the collision was so intense that Jaxon's head pulled apart from his neck in an internal decapitation, according to spinal surgeon Dr Geoff Askin.

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Incredibly , the medics now have been able to reattach his head, reported 7NewsMelbourne.

In a six-hour surgery Dr Askin and his team attached a halo device to Jackson’s skull, holding him completely still while reattaching his vertebrae using a tiny piece of wire.

Then medical staff took a piece of Jaxon’s rib to graft the two vertebrae together.

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"A lot of children wouldn't survive that injury in the first place, and if they did and they were resuscitated then they may never move or breathe again." said Dr Askin.

Dr Askin said that Jaxon’s condition was the worst injury of its kind that he’d seen.

Jaxon now wears what his family calls a "halo" to keep his body stable, which will be removed in eight weeks.

After that, he will be able to live a normal and healthy life.

Nine-year-old Shayne underwent surgery to stop internal bleeding. She will be in a body frame for the next eight weeks while her body heals.

Jaxon’s grateful mother, Rylea, 30, said: “It was a miracle".

Dad Andrew Taylor told 7NewsMelbourne: "They have taken two broken kids and put them back together. We're very, very thankful."

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The family were travelling along the Newell Highway in New South Wales to start a new life in Maronbah, Queensland.

Their vehicle collided with a Ford Falcon driven by an 18-year-old man, reports Mail Online Australia.

Rylea was saved by an air bag but said: "The second I pulled him (Jaxon) out I knew his neck was broken."

The mum has now put together a petition on change.org to change driving laws in Australia. You can sign it HERE