Sean English making visible improvements during recovery

DETROIT (WJBK) - Sean English, the high school student, severely injured  while helping victims of a car accident is making progress with his rehabilitation.

English said at a recent news conference that he  hopes to one day run again.

On Wednesday evening the 16-year-old high school athlete posted a video of himself on twitter.

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In the video it shows him in a recent physical therapy session and includes the caption.

"After you learn to walk, you learn to run. One step closer to my goal."

English suffered several broken bones and had to have his leg amputated below the knee.

He was one of several good samaritans who stopped to help people involved in a crash on I-96  when a car slammed into him. English is now nearly a month into his recovery.