‘My Iron Man leg’: Chinese toddler, 3, who lost leg in truck tragedy melts hearts online as he runs to parents on custom-built prosthetic limb


By Fran Lu

Brave three-year-old boy battles back from loss of his lower left leg in traffic accident with prosthetic limb emblazoned with Marvel comic icon. Proud parents share every step of his rehabilitation by posting videos online, earning love and blessings from Internet users. — SCMP

The moment he put on his new custom-built Iron Man prosthetic leg, three-year-old Wu Yicheng from central China’s Hubei province was up and running with joy.

A video showing the moment the happy toddler ran to his parents on his new leg has moved many Chinese social media users to tears after it was posted on Douyin on Dec 21.

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