A father from Faversham has this week kept a bedside vigil for his young son seriously injured in a 'freak accident’.

Little Bobby Harris, seven, suffered a fractured skull at a BHP performance show at Lydden Hill Race Circuit on bank holiday Monday after debris from a demonstration hit him on the head.

He was rushed to King’s College Hospital in London where surgeons operated on the youngster.

Bobby, who used to go to Small Bears preschool in Upper Brents, had been spending the day with his brother, sister and mum Julie, when the accident happened.

They had been watching a demonstration at the race track in Wootton when a stone flew up, causing the head injury.

His father, Danny Harris, who lives in Woodgate Close, Faversham, said: “It was the first time Bobby had been to an event like this. His mum’s partner likes the sport and he had taken them all along for a day out. It was just a freak accident.

Danny Harris, father of Bobby Harris

“He was standing watching when a stone flew up and hit him. He was rushed to the hospital.

“I was out with friends at the time. I had seen him on the Saturday and we had a great time. We were laughing and joking, watching the football.

"When I heard about the accident I just rushed down here.

“All we care about now is Bobby getting better and we are concentrating on that. He has a metal plate now in his head and is not speaking at the moment. We are taking it one step at a time.

“If it weren’t for Julie’s partner's quick thinking then they said he could have died. He stopped the blood flow from his head and they said that saved his life.”

The demonstration day was organised by BHP performance.

Jamie Dennison, a representative from the motoring organisation, said: “Our main concern is Bobby. I have been in constant contact with his family to see how he is. Lydden has one of the bets medical teams in the country.

"There was a doctor and paramedic on site to help. We closed that circuit after the accident and taped off the area. All we care about now is that Bobby makes a full recovery.”