…following collision with car at Enmore
TWENTY-ONE-YEAR-OLD motor cyclist, Darry Ross, of Section ‘C’ Enterprise, East Coast of Demerara is at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) suffering multiple fractures to the left arm and left leg, after being involved in an accident with a car on the Enmore Main Road on Tuesday night.

Ross suffered fractures in three places on his left arm, a fractured instep, two broken toes and abrasions to his left knee, but after two days of being hospitalised was preparing to be discharged on Friday.
The injured man recalled that he was riding his motor cycle on his way from Enterprise to Golden Grove, with a pillion rider and another motor cyclist friend, riding ahead of them. He recalled it was around 19:00 hrs when, as he was on the Enmore Main Road, he spotted a car travelling ahead of them. His friend overtook the car and he, driving at moderate speed, attempted to do likewise. However, in the process, the car turned around, hit his bike tank and sent him, his pillion rider and their motor cycle flying into a nearby trench.
Impulsively, and not being aware of the injuries he had suffered, Ross went limping after his pillion rider to help him out of the trench. They both managed to get out and the driver of the car, after taking every precaution against his car being soiled with blood, eventually spread a sheet on the back seat and allowed them into his vehicle. The pillion rider, who did not suffer much injury was dropped off at his home, while Ross was taken to the GPHC.
On the way to hospital, Ross stopped at another friend who phoned his mother and informed her about the accident. His mother received the message with shock and disbelief, knowing that he had left home less than an hour before. However, she was grateful that both young men’s lives were spared.
Written By Shirley Thomas