Car crash victim takes steel bar through his face
A passenger in survived a car crash even though his skull was pierced by the steal headrest, which went through his forehead and out his ear.
Ullas Kumar, 29, from Kannur, southern India, was driving with a friend to the airport to pick up his brother when the car he was traveling in was in a head-on crash with a truck.
His driver, Abdul Wahab, died on impact but Kumar was impaled with the steel fixings of the car’s headrest.
The headrest went straight through his face, just above the left eye, and pieced the skull before coming out above his ear.
Kumar underwent surgery to remove the steel rod at Aster MIMS hospital in Kozhikode, India, and recovered completely after five days in the hospital.
Kumar said: “My car met with an accident and collided with a truck. My headrest stick penetrated into my head.”
“I have never expected this kind of recovery from that accident. I feel it like a rebirth.”
Dr. Rahul Menon, CEO of Aster MIMS, added: “Removing the pierced steel rod without affecting the eyesight of the patient was a tremendous job and I would like to congratulate the doctors of the neurosurgery department for this meticulous recovery.”
Dr. Noufal Basheer said: “On the accident spot many stepped back due to fear, but a youngster came up to him and took him to the hospital.”
“Understanding it’s a dangerous situation, the guy never tried taking out the iron stick and provided with timely proper care.”