Dad who woke from coma forgot he had a son before finding out he was killed in crash

dailyrecord.co.uk:

An injured dad woke from a coma and didn't remember he had an eight-year-old son - only to find out he had been killed in the same crash.Mohamed Mao, 49, was holding little Mustafa Ahmed’s hand as they crossed the road towards Greenwich Islamic Centre in southeast London when they were hit by a vehicle.The youngster was thrown several yards and tragically died at the scene.

Mohamed sustained a head injury and a shattered hip. The dad was rushed to hospital by helicopter, alongside his other son, Ahmed Ahmed.

The 11-year-old sustained a punctured liver and neck lacerations.The family had been walking from their nearby home for an evening prayer session on Sunday, February 19, and were crossing at the traffic lights around 7.30pm, reports the Mirror.Mohamed was in an induced coma for several weeks and underwent multiple operations as well as intensive therapy to regain his speech and memory.He agreed to return to the scene with the Mirror on Thursday (October 19) to speak about the accident, he and Ahmed’s ongoing recovery, and his family’s heartbreak.

The bus driver, originally from Somalia, has not been able to work since the incident and, walking on crutches, he is still awaiting a hip replacement.“I can’t remember anything, I don’t know what happened that night,” he explained.