Friendship schoolboy slowly recovering a month after accident

Johnathan Ashby, the 12-year-old student of the Friendship Secondary School, who was struck down by a motorcycle a month ago, remains hospitalised but is slowly recovering.

 Jonathan Ashby
Jonathan Ashby

Ashby, of Diamond Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara, is currently a patient in the paediatric ward of the George-town Public Hospital (GPH). The first form student had been battling for his life after he was struck down by a motorcycle just before midday on May 7 in the vicinity of his school. He had sustained severe internal injuries and was rushed to the Diamond Hospital and later transferred to the GPH.

According to reports, the accident occurred around at 11:30am when Ashby was reportedly pushed into the busy traffic while playing with his friends. As a result, he was struck by the motorcycle and fell on the roadway. The motorcyclist was subsequently taken into custody but there is no report on whether he was charged.