Life has changed drastically for Goed Fortuin

Once the sole bread winner for his family, 45-year-old Wasir Ali is now left to depend on his wife to take care of him after a lifechanging accident cost him his left leg.

Ali was one of two persons who had been seriously injured last May after a vehicle driven by Donald Downer crashed into him and 14-year-old Shamar Henry as they proceeded along the Goed Fortuin Public Road.

As reported by this newspaper, the accident had occurred as Henry and two of his friends were proceeding north along the public road when PTT 1343, which was driven by Downer, struck him. He was flung into the air and fell into a yard. The vehicle then slammed into Ali, who was standing some distance away waiting to board a minibus.

Henry, having sustained head injuries, including a fractured skull was rushed to the West Demerara Regional Hospital and later transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where he spent several months before being discharged.

Ali on the other hand had suffered a crushed leg and doctors were forced to amputate it after three surgeries.

On Thursday, Stabroek News had highlighted the plight of Henry’s mother, Sharon Cosbert who spoke of the challenges she now faces in looking after her son who is now bedridden as a result of the injuries suffered in the accident, while the man who was responsible for the accident was only sentenced to 12 months in jail.

Like Cosbert, Ali’s life has undergone a complete change as the family’s primary bread winner is now forced to depend on others in order to carry out tasks that others may take for granted.

In addition to this, the family, which had comprised Ali and his wife, two children from Ali’s previous