TWO young children were trapped in a blazing car after a drugged-up Johnstone driver crashed into their vehicle, a court has heard.

The badly injured primary school kids, who can’t be named for legal reasons, had to be pulled from the wreckage after being hit by David Geary’s Ford Focus.

Geary, 24, had cocaine in his system when his blue five-door hatchback struck another man’s silver Volkswagen Golf in Barnsford Road, Inchinnan.

The force of the crash injured the 41-year-old driver, left the six-year-old boy with a broken collar bone, and the nine-year-old girl with bad bruising.

Geary also suffered a broken leg in the 7.45pm crash on May 3, 2013.

Both vehicles burst into flames and, while the fire took hold, Geary’s passenger raced to rescue the little girl.

Alex Kerr, 22, told Paisley Sheriff Court: “I got out the car, ran over to the other car, opened the wee girl’s door and got her out.

“I then ran back to David’s car and busted his door open.

“I tried to get him out because it was all in flames.

“Another guy got out and got the wee boy out.”

The details emerged this week as Geary went on trial at Paisley Sheriff Court charged with causing the crash, which took place next to Glasgow Airport.

Prosecutors claim he injured himself, the other adult motorist and the child passengers, by driving dangerously and while under the influence of drink and drugs.

Geary, of John Lang Street, Johnstone, denies causing the crash by driving at excessive speeds for the conditions, losing control and causing his car to cross onto the opposite side of the road and hit Brown’s.

Under cross-examination from Geary’s solicitor, Judith Hutchison, Kerr denied it was in fact he who had caused the crash.

The passenger dismissed claims he caused Geary’s car to skid by pulling the handbrake on as they were approaching a bend, insisting: “I didn’t pull on the handbrake.

“I’m not that stupid to do something like that — I’ve been in a car crash before.”

Kerr said he was texting immediately before the crash so did not see what happened but believed Geary had been speeding.

Brown also relived the crash, saying: “I just remember a big bang.

“My car was heavily damaged, the airbags went off and the front wheel was ripped off.

“I think the cars went on fire as well — there was smoke coming out the front of them.

“Standing outside my car on the pavement is my first memory after the crash.”

The other driver said Geary’s blue Ford Focus encroached into his lane and hit him head on.

He said he shouted abuse at Geary as he lay writhing on the ground in agony after the crash.

The victim explained: “I saw the driver of the other car lying on the grass, he seemed to be in a lot of pain.

“He was obviously injured. He was groaning and screaming.

“I went over and shouted at him — I said he was ‘an absolute idiot, what was he doing?’

“I was quite angry.”

The little boy was in a sling for a number of weeks, while the little girl was left suffering painful bruising to her torso.

But the driver said it was the emotional damage caused to the little girl was worse, with her being scared of cars for around six weeks after the smash.

And to this day, two-and-a-half years later, she is still wary of silver cars — the colour of car she was travelling in on the day of the crash.

The man said he was off work for three weeks because of the crash, which he said was caused by Geary losing control while “going too fast” — and doing “at least 70 miles-per-hour” in a 50mph zone.

Geary maintains his innocence and the trial, before Sheriff Tom McCartney, continues.