A MOTHER has spoken of the terrifying moment she was told her son had been injured in Wednesday’s fatal terrorism attack in London.

Former Darwen Aldridge Academy headboy Travis Frain, 19, is due to undergo surgery after being deliberately run down by a 4x4 on Westminster Bridge.

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Four people, including the attacker, who has been named as 52-year-old Khalid Masood, were killed in the incident and more than 40 others injured.

Mr Frain, who is studying politics at Edge Hill university, suffered fractures to his leg and left arm, as well as a cracked rib, two broken fingers and a deep cut to his thigh.

Mum Angela Frain, 45, who works as a teacher at DACA, made contact with Travis shortly after the terrorist attack, with her son telling her that he had no time to react to the vehicle hurtling in his direction.

She said: “I heard the news when the Metropolitan Police rang me at school. They were on the bridge with Travis and stayed with him through out and were a fantastic support for him and myself

“Travis said that all he could remember was walking along the bridge and the next thing he knew he was hit.

“He’s a bit up and down and very shaken up by what’s happened. He’s due to go into surgery tonight and will be there for a few days. But I know he’s extremely lucky and it could’ve been a lot worse.

“He’s on a lot of drugs at the moment and so doesn’t want to speak about what happened just now.

“My close friends are very supportive and DACA where I work and Travis went have been incredibly supportive and have been there for me and Travis around the clock.

“I have no thoughts or options on the individual responsible as my priority is Travis.”

As many as 40 people were left injured when the unnamed driver of the Hyundai ix40 mounted the kerb and drove into pedestrians, with police confirming that four people had died, including policeman Keith Palmer, who was stabbed in the aftermath.

Meanwhile, senior figures at Lancashire Police held a meeting to assess the threat level in the county and review deployments.

But Supt Damian Darcy said they “do not believe there to be any specific threat to any area or location in the county” but encouraged residents to remain vigilant.