A TWENTY-FOUR-YEAR-OLD man, who hit a donkey while driving on the Airy Hall Public Road, Mahaicony, East Coast of Demerara, last Thursday, was admitted a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH), suffering injuries to his neck.Joel Blair, of Hopetown, West Coast of Berbice, a member of the Tactical Service Unit (TSU) of the Guyana Police Force (GPF), is lucky to be alive but his motor car was badly damaged.
He is, however, expected to be discharged today and advised to take further bed rest.
Blair recalls that at around 6:45 hrs on Thursday, he was driving through Airy Hall when the animal suddenly ventured across his route and collided with his vehicle.
On impact, the vehicle was hurled off the route, with the injured policean trapped inside.
Fortunately for him, even though it was early in the morning, another car drove up and the person who went to his rescue turned out to be a former colleague (squaddie) with whom he had worked as a member of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF).
The Good Samaritan made a few phone calls and rushed his injured friend to the Mahaicony Cottage Hospital, where the latter was stabilised and given emergency treatment before being transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH).
His condition was yesterday reported as stable, as he was being prepared for discharge today.
(Shirley Thomas)