Friendship Secondary student, 12, critical after east bank accident

Jonathan Ashby

A Friendship Secondary School student is currently battling for his life at a city hospital after he was struck down by a motorcycle just before midday on Friday in the vicinity of his school.

Injured is Jonathan Ashby, 12, a first former of Friendship Secondary School who resides at Diamond Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara.

Ashby sustained severe internal injuries and was rushed to the Diamond Hospital and was later transferred to the George-town Public Hospital (GPH) where he remained a patient in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) up to yesterday afternoon in a critical condition. Having undergone surgery, he was attached to life support machine.