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The victims were rushed to hospital with a variety of injuries — the 9-year-old girl sustained a broken femur and is expected to be in a pink full body cast for more than two months, while her 11-year-old brother suffered a broken shoulder, soft tissue damage, lung injury and road rash.

“According to my children, the person didn’t make any attempt to slow down. He mowed them right over,” Chinery said.

“The fact this person is still out there with such disregard for human life, it could happen again…He definitely knows what happened and he needs to face up to it. He needs to be off the road.”

Chinery said her nine-year-old son was not injured in the hit-and-run but is dealing with guilt over the fact he wasn’t able to push his twin sister and older brother out of the way of the vehicle.

Chinery is begging the person who struck and injured her children to come forward to police, but knows the driver may never be found or charged.

“We’ve been told the chances of catching this person are pretty slim,” she said.

“We’re trying to find a new way to find closure…My kids have shown me so much as far as how strong even the littlest person could be in the face of something like this. Neither one of them cry, neither one of them complain about their pain.”

Chinery said she’s trying hard not to be angry and has found solace in the support that’s poured in from community members and strangers.

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After nearly a week in hospital, Chinery’s daughter came home on Wednesday and her son was expected to be released from hospital late Thursday. Both face a long road to recovery, including months of physiotherapy.