Man impaled by rod in bike accident survives

Doctors at KEM hospital conducted a series of tests and found the rod had pierced his brain and compressed a vertebral artery. On Thursday, he underwent surgery to remove the iron rod.

Dr Aadil Chagla, a neurosurgeon at KEM hospital, said the rod had entered Bhondwe’s ear and pierced his brain, leading to massive blood loss through the ear. “It had compressed some major arteries in his brain. He could not speak properly. We studied the location of the rod and all nearby arteries before doing the surgery,” Chagla said. Post operation, Bhondwe is now able to walk and can speak, he added.