The Child on the Highway—An Emergency No One Saw

It was a regular afternoon when we received a frantic call from a small-town shopkeeper. A boy had been hit by a motorbike and was lying unconscious near a highway. No ambulance had come. No one knew his name. People passed by, shook their heads, and moved on. For most, it was just another tragedy in a country too used to them. But for us, it became a mission.

When our team reached the site, the boy was still breathing, barely. We arranged for an immediate emergency admission. No ID. No guardian. No hospital willing to admit him at first. But we persisted—this was not about paperwork. It was about life. He was finally taken in. Multiple procedures, days of observation, and silent hours of waiting later, he opened his eyes. And in that moment, he wasn’t an accident statistic—he was a survivor.