[ 2017-03-21 ]

28 year old Patrick Yeboah became paralysed after being hit by a huge billboard

28-yr-old paralysed man seeks justice after falling billboard crashed him
A twenty-eight (28) year old man, Patrick Yeboah
who became paralysed after a Billboard fell on him
on April 28, 2016 is seeking justice.

It was about 12 pm on that fateful day when the
incident happened. Patrick was standing at the Bus
stop around the Palace mall at Spintex where he
usually picks vehicle to work, when the billboard
allegedly belonging to Medex Media Company fell on
him.

“I was on my way to work, I used the second
entrance of the Palace mall and was about to cross
the road to the other side to pick a car to work
and all I realised was, I was on the floor and
something was on me.

All I could hear was people shouting and others
came around to rescue him and that was where I
realised a billboard had fallen on me.. It fell on
my whole body… I was totally covered and the
part which was affected most was my neck and that
was where I felt the pain more. Actually I’m
sure I would have felt the pain all over my body
if my senses where working at that time.”

The level 200 student of Zenith University College
whose ambitions was to become a renowned marketer
has never had a better life after this incident.

He was transferred from the Lesta Hospital to the
37 Military Hospital, he recalled how he pleaded
with the medical doctors who attended to him to
ease his pain.

“I asked one of the medical personnel if they
could give me something to ease the pain since I
couldn’t stand it. After some few minutes, I saw
my mum crying but she was trying to hide it from
me though… I asked her what the doctor said and
she said nothing and they were discussing the
bills and I told her I know what the doctor
said…they said I couldn’t walk again,”
Patrick weeps uncontrollably.

According to the victim, owners of the Advertising
Company paid him a visit when he was on admission
at the hospital for about two months and offered
to pay him Two thousand five hundred cedis (2,000)
as compensation but the family refused the offer.

Patrick Yeboah’s mum disclosed to GHOne TV that
taking care of her son has never been an easy
task. She noted that she has used all her lifetime
saving to cater for her sick child.

Currently it cost Patrick Yeboah Ghc 360.00 every
month to undergo physiotherapy care.

Source - Kasapafmonline

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