'Our son was a typical teenager - then a knock on the door changed our lives'

'Our son was a typical teenager - then a knock on the door changed our lives'Daniel Dixon, now 22, was just 17 when he was hit by a car while cycling home to Blantyre from his girlfriend's house in 2020, leaving him with a life-changing brain injury.CommentsNewsRachel Cronin Trainee Trends Writer and Matt Atherton News Editor19:18, 18 Apr 2026View 3 ImagesDaniel Dixon, now 22, "partied his wee socks off" at the recent family fundraiser(Image: Supplied)The family and friends of a young Lanarkshire man who suffered a life-changing brain injury at just 17 years old have raised more than £21,000 towards his care.‌Debbie Dixon revealed that her son Daniel, now 22, was the "class clown" before he was knocked off his bike at 60 miles an hour while cycling home to Blantyre from his girlfriend's house in 2020. The mum-of-three said: "We got a knock on our door at 3am. Daniel was a typical 17-year-old boy at the time - he was the class clown - so when the police appeared, I thought 'what's he done?'."‌Debbie and Thomas - Daniel's dad - were left stunned to learn their son had been admitted to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital's head injury unit, after being struck head-on by a car while cycling home.‌The mum went on to say: "It didn't register how serious it was until I got to the hospital.View 3 ImagesDaniel Dixon and his family at their recent fundraiser at the Hilton in Glasgow(Image: Supplied)"It was a full head-on collision. He had no other broken bones in his body, it was a full-on head impact," reports Glasgow Live.‌Debbie recalled how doctors kept Daniel's face hidden beneath a sheet due to the severity of his head injury, and she was asked to identify him by his tattoos.She continued: "As his mum, I wanted to see him, and they did then show me. It wasn't as bad as you would think considering he'd been hit on the hit with a car driving 60 miles an hour - they&...