A man has admitted causing a crash that resulted in an estate agent having both legs amputated.

Jan Adamec, 40, drove into Shaun Whiter, who is branch manager at David Lee in Stanstead, Essex, as he was helping a friend change a flat tyre in Newmarket, Suffolk.

Adamec did not stop.

Both Shaun and his friend, Joey Abbs, were badly hurt.

Adamec admitted two counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving, at Cambridge Crown Court, and will be sentenced next month.

A spokesman for the Whiter family said: “We are relieved that with the guilty plea there will be no need for a trial and the added stress that would cause.”

So far, donations to a fund-raising campaign to help both men have topped £80,000 with a day-long football tournament at the Cambs Glass Stadium planned on October 9.

Both Shaun and Joey are keen sportsmen, with Shaun having been due to begin training at Newmarket Town FC.

Shaun has said he is determined to walk his fiancée down the aisle when they marry next summer, and that he would like to take part in the Paralympics in four years’ time.