EXCLUSIVE: After years of struggle brave James Young finally has something to smile about with wife Ashley and their 14-month-old daughter Elara

Brave James Young has every right to be smiling in these lovely family photos.

The double amputee has been transformed from the bionic man into a bionic dad and husband.

After years of struggle he can settle into the new roles with his wife Ashley and their 14-month-old daughter Elara.

Nearly eight years ago his life was changed for ever by a freak ­accident on a night out with friends.

James, then 22, fell under a Docklands Light Railway train in East London after stepping too close to the tracks as it pulled in.

He said: “I lost my left foot at the scene, it was never found.

“A couple of hours after arriving at hospital, surgeons were forced to remove the remnants of my left arm in order to save my life.”

He was put in a medically induced coma for two weeks and his left arm needed to be amputated to below his left shoulder.

It has been a long road to recovery, with enormous physical and mental challenges, and James, 30, has yet more obstacles to overcome to ­manage his injuries.