Man Rescued by Good Samaritan After Driver Hit Him on Highway & Ran Away
- On the Achimota overhead N1 highway last night, a gentleman was hit by a driver who quickly sped off
- An onlooker, Osman Ameyaw, who witnessed the incident happen right in front of him jumped onto the street to stop other oncoming cars
- Risking his life, Osman Ameyaw successfully got the young man to the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital where he is currently receiving treatment
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A man whose name is withheld was saved by a brave stranger after an unkind driver hit him on the Achimota overhead N1 highway and sped off.
Narrating the story on his Facebook handle, Osman Ameyaw Jnr, who was the Good Samaritan indicated that the incident happened around nine o'clock in the evening on Thursday, July 15, 2021.
According to him, the collision happened right in front of him and nobody cared to help the man as those who witnessed it ran away.
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However, he courageously jumped in the middle of the road, risking his life to stop all the speeding cars and rescue the man from the pool of blood he was in.
"No car stopped to help, everyone was running away. Left with My FOOLISH COURAGE, I jumped in the middle of the road. I stopped all the cars picked him up brought him on the edge, put him in a car, In a pool of blood, deep cut in head, deep cut in rib, shoulder dislocated, multiple fractures," Osman Ameyaw Jnr recalls.
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Gladly, Osman says after the gentleman was rushed to the hospital and taken to the surgery center, the doctors have confirmed that he is responding very well to treatment.
It appears that people still have a heart for humanity and do not mind going out of their way to offer help to others.
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lIn other news, a responsible and kind-hearted man identified simply as Mr Afful has been able to single-handedly save a man who was hit by a trailer and abandoned.
Narrating the story in the popular Facebook group, Tell It All, the victim whose name is Tyna Duamorson indicated that the trailer hit him from behind and landed him in two ditches.
When the incident occurred the morning of May 25, 2021, the trailer sped off but fortunately for Tyna, Mr Afful was on the route doing his usual morning jogging and witnessed what happened.
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Maryn Blignaut (Human-Interest HOD) Maryn Blignaut is the Human Interest manager and feature writer. She holds a BA degree in Communication Science, which she obtained from the University of South Africa in 2016. She joined the Briefly - South African News team shortly after graduating and has over six years of experience in the journalism field. Maryn passed the AFP Digital Investigation Techniques course (Google News Initiative), as well as a set of trainings for journalists by Google News Initiative. You can reach her at: maryn.blignaut@briefly.co.za
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