Pictured: Mother who pushed pram out of the way before being hit by car

These are the first images of a mother-of-three left fighting for her life after she was hit by a car while pushing a buggy.

Becky Sharp, who is in her 30s, moved the pushchair out of harm's way just before she was hit by a Toyota RAV4.

Dale Clark, 38, of New Milton, Hampshire, has been charged with causing serious injury by dangerous driving, failing to stop after a road traffic collision and drink-driving. He was due to appear before magistrates on Thursday (13 April).

The incident happened near a play park in Bournemouth, Dorset, at 9am on Tuesday (11 April).

Sharp is believed to have just dropped her two other daughters at a holiday playgroup and was walking with her 11-month-old baby when she was hit.

Emergency services including two air ambulances were called to the scene and Sharp was airlifted to Southampton General Hospital with a life-threatening head injury.

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The baby inside the pram was unharmed but taken to hospital as a precaution.

Dorset Police has appealed for any witnesses, particularly those with dash cams who were travelling in the area at the time, to come forward.

Sharp’s father Allan told MailOnline: "We are all just hoping and praying that she pulls through.

"She’s a brave fighter always has been, and she will want to be there for her three girls. She is a fantastic mum."

A South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust spokesperson said: "We were called at 9am to an incident in Bournemouth.

"We sent two air ambulances, three double-crewed land ambulances an operations officer and a doctor and conveyed one patient by land ambulance to Poole Hospital and one patient by air ambulance to Southampton General Hospital."

Anyone with information is asked to contact Dorset Police online, via email at scit@dorset.pnn.police.uk or by calling 101, quoting incident number 11:111.

Alternatively, contact independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously via their website or by calling Freephone 0800 555 111.