‘I can’t even sit up in bed’: Woman struck by GO Train on her long road to recovery
Global News
A month after a 46-year-old woman was struck by a GO train in Etobicoke, sustaining life-threatening injuries, she remains in hospital with a long road to recovery ahead of her.
A month after being hit by a GO Train at Long Branch station in Etobicoke, a 46-year-old mother of two remains in hospital.
Manal Srouji considers herself a careful person who routinely uses public transportation to get from home to work. Then, the morning of Sept. 17, her life changed.
Police say at around 8:15 a.m., a woman was struck by a GO Train and transported to hospital with life-threatening injuries. Authorities say the woman had been walking near the edge of the platform when she was hit.
Srouji remains bedridden and says the continued support of her sons and the community has been instrumental in keeping her going.
“I’m overwhelmed, not just by the support that I’m seeing from loved ones, but even members of the community I don’t even know,” she told Global News Thursday. “The response, the reaction from people — it’s just a lot.”
She says she’s been told by her son that her backpack got caught on a passing express train at the station, but few details have been released about what transpired on the platform at Long Branch GO Station.
A major construction project has been underway at the station since last year, as part of the GO Expansion program.
Srouji says she has no recollection of the day she was struck, but adds she would like to see more safety measures implemented to protect riders.
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