1. “It makes me feel free”: 15 years after the accident that almost claimed her life, Sophie Delezio is embarking on a teenage milestone.

Sophie Delezio was just two years old when a car crashed through the gate of her childcare centre on Sydney's northern beaches. Trapped under the burning vehicle, Sophie suffered burns to 85 per cent of her body, and lost one hand, her right ear and both feet.
Then, just two and a half years later, Sophie was involved in another accident: a car hit her wheelchair as she was being pushed across the road by her nanny and she was thrown 18 metres.