article_snippet.sent: Tom Ryan, 40, was struck by a Toyota while making deliveries on Staten Island, leaving the hanging by a thread.
article_snippet.sent: Mr Ryan, a married father-of-two, was taken to Staten Island University before being transferred by air ambulance to the trauma unit at Belleview hospital, FDNY sources told the New York Post.
article_snippet.sent: According to Mr Ryan's Facebook page, Mr Ryan's son, Malachy, believed to be aged eight or nine, was hit by a bus around four years ago while walking home from school.
article_snippet.sent: Malachy was a 'bloody mess' and needed a neck brace, but doctors said 'Malachy would be OK', Malachy wrote.
article_snippet.sent: Mr Ryan's was struck by this black Toyota while making deliveries on Staten Island, leaving Mr Ryan's other leg hanging by a thread. 
highlights_snippet.sent: Tom Ryan, 40, had one leg ripped off and the other left hanging by a thread .
  