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As Andre Borys lay on the pavement after being thrown through the air by a car on Sunday, strangers
gathered to do what they could.
One gave a sweater to keep him warm. Someone also gave a leather jacket.
Borys was seriously injured as he cycled along Montreal Road near Regional Road 174 about 4:30 p.m. Sunday. He remains in hospital, where his family says he is awake and aware of his surroundings. And they’re grateful to the strangers who rushed to help.
“A number of people helped Andre, covering up with sweaters, coats, whatever they had. These are just strangers, people who just happened to come along at the right time. It really is amazing what people do,” his mother-in-law, Mary Lynne Thompson, said Monday.
“We don’t know all the medical details,” said his father-in-law, Doug Thompson, a city councillor until last year. “He had his helmet on … the car hit him, he hit the windshield … and I guess he flew from there after the impact. He lost a lot of blood at the scene. As far as we know he had a fairly significant gash in his head.”
Thompson said there may also be neck injuries, and Borys is cut and bruised all over. He was awake enough to recognize family Sunday night, but was also sedated.
Monday is Andre Borys’s birthday. He is 37.
His wife, Jody, went on the Citizen’s website to thank strangers at the scene who helped her husband. She wrote: “Thank you to all the bystanders, paramedics and police on scene. Some very kind person covered my husband with his beautiful leather jacket and sweater to keep him warm. Thank you. I left your things with the police whoever you are. Your thoughtfulness is greatly appreciated.”
The couple’s two young children are used to having their father travel through Ontario and a large part of Quebec as a sales representative for PING Canada, the golf equipment manufacturer. So when their father didn’t come home Sunday night they assumed he was on another business trip.
Thompson said his son-in-law started cycling a couple of years ago as part of an effort to improve his fitness. “He’s a recreational rider.”
He was riding alone on Sunday afternoon.
“His wife was at home with her sister and they were kind of curious that he was a little late and then they got a call from the hospital to get in there as quickly as possible.”
Ottawa police are investigating.
tspears@ottawacitizen.com
twitter.com/TomSpears1
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gathered to do what they could.
One gave a sweater to keep him warm. Someone also gave a leather jacket.
Borys was seriously injured as he cycled along Montreal Road near Regional Road 174 about 4:30 p.m. Sunday. He remains in hospital, where his family says he is awake and aware of his surroundings. And they’re grateful to the strangers who rushed to help.
“A number of people helped Andre, covering up with sweaters, coats, whatever they had. These are just strangers, people who just happened to come along at the right time. It really is amazing what people do,” his mother-in-law, Mary Lynne Thompson, said Monday.
“We don’t know all the medical details,” said his father-in-law, Doug Thompson, a city councillor until last year. “He had his helmet on … the car hit him, he hit the windshield … and I guess he flew from there after the impact. He lost a lot of blood at the scene. As far as we know he had a fairly significant gash in his head.”
Thompson said there may also be neck injuries, and Borys is cut and bruised all over. He was awake enough to recognize family Sunday night, but was also sedated.
Monday is Andre Borys’s birthday. He is 37.
His wife, Jody, went on the Citizen’s website to thank strangers at the scene who helped her husband. She wrote: “Thank you to all the bystanders, paramedics and police on scene. Some very kind person covered my husband with his beautiful leather jacket and sweater to keep him warm. Thank you. I left your things with the police whoever you are. Your thoughtfulness is greatly appreciated.”
The couple’s two young children are used to having their father travel through Ontario and a large part of Quebec as a sales representative for PING Canada, the golf equipment manufacturer. So when their father didn’t come home Sunday night they assumed he was on another business trip.
Thompson said his son-in-law started cycling a couple of years ago as part of an effort to improve his fitness. “He’s a recreational rider.”
He was riding alone on Sunday afternoon.
“His wife was at home with her sister and they were kind of curious that he was a little late and then they got a call from the hospital to get in there as quickly as possible.”
Ottawa police are investigating.
tspears@ottawacitizen.com
twitter.com/TomSpears1
查看原文...
