A construction worker has been told that he will be bedridden for at least six months as he slowly recuperates from injuries he sustained in a motorcycle accident last Sunday.
Carl Vyphuis, 30, of Berbice, broke his right leg in four places. He said the doctors told him that he will be unable to walk for at least six months as they are waiting for some of the injuries to heal before performing corrective surgeries. The accident occurred at about 7PM on Sunday, at Vryheid Street, New Amsterdam, Berbice.
Vyphuis recalled giving two young boys a ride on his motorcycle upon their request. However, he said a car drove into his lane and collided with the cycle.
He said he was attempting to avoid the accident but the car kept advancing into his path. The collision sent one of the boys pitching over the car while the other ended up in a nearby trench. Speaking from his bed at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) yesterday, Vyphuis said he could not relate anything about the injuries the boys sustained as he became confused and was in a state of shock after the accident.
The injured man said he was picked up after the accident and rushed to the New Amsterdam Hospital but he was subsequently transferred to the GPH.
He said the police spoke to him at the New Amsterdam Hospital but he could not give a detailed account of the accident to them since he was experiencing excruciating pain at the time. He was not certain if the other driver was arrested or charged as yet, since he was not contacted by police.
