Young boy injured in townhouse complex
A 10-year-old boy who lives in a complex in Winchester Hills, was on his bicycle in the complex when he was hit by a car.
WINCHESTER HILLS – According to his mom, Rubaina Khan, this has been a traumatic time for the family.
Mohammed, a learner at Mondeor Primary School, was riding a small bike and as he was coming down a hill in the complex he was hit by a car coming around the bend. “When he came to the bottom of the hill there’s a sharp bend and the vehicle came around the bend too fast from the opposite direction, and hit him.
“The woman who was driving the car said my son rode into her and she’s not responsible for the accident. She was more concerned about her precious car than Mohammed lying screaming in pain on the paving,” said Rubaina.
Mohammed sustained fractures to both sides of his pelvic bones, a broken femur, as well as grazes and bruising from the accident. He underwent an operation and had a plate inserted into his leg. “Children need to play outside and there is no designated play area,” she added.
“Up to now the medical accounts are over R100 000 and we don’t have a medical aid. Mohammed is also undergoing physiotherapy and will have to learn to walk all over again. The woman who bumped into him has not once been to see how Mohammed is or asked about his well-being. We did report the accident at the police station and have a case number,” she said.
