Toronto motorcyclist has throat cut by wire strung across road

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http://www.globaltoronto.com/toronto+motorcyclist+has+throat+cut+by+wire+strung+across+road/6442471738/story.html


TORONTO - Toronto police say a motorcyclist suffered a badly cut throat after hitting a line of wire that appeared to have been strung across the road.

Humayun Kobir, 26, was riding his motorcycle near Warden and St. Clair Avenues about 4 p.m. Sunday when he hit the high-strength wire.

After realizing he had been badly injured, Kobir flagged down a passing motorist who helped him cover the wound until paramedics arrived.

Kobir is in stable condition, but investigators say they haven't had a chance to interview him because he has been unable to talk.

Police say the line appears to be the same kind of high-strength wire used in kite fighting, a highly popular sport in some parts of the world.

Investigators say they find the wire all over the east-end neighbourhood - a popular location for people who participate in kite fighting.

Read it on Global News: Toronto motorcyclist has throat cut by wire strung across road

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http://www.cp24.com/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20110829/110829_motorcyclist_injured/20110829/?hub=CP24Home



A 26-year-old man whose throat was slashed by a wire or string while he was riding his motorcycle Sunday afternoon said he didn't feel any pain until he noticed he was bleeding profusely.

Humayun Kobir told CP24 that he was driving to work when he felt his helmet rattle, so he slowed down out of instinct.

"I didn't feel anything and then all of a sudden there was blood squirting in front of me," Kobir, his throat heavily bandaged, said Monday after he was released from hospital.

Realizing he was seriously injured, Kobir stopped his bike in Warden Avenue's northbound lanes at St. Clair Avenue East in Scarborough and sought help from a passerby.

He said a man grabbed a shirt and put it around his neck to try to stop the bleeding. Paramedics soon arrived and rushed Kobir to hospital on an emergency run.

Kobir, 26, received emergency treatment for a potentially life-threatening injury and was later upgraded to stable condition.

The intersection was closed for several hours as police investigated.

Toronto police are trying to identify the wire, possibly fishing line or a kite line, and determine whether it was intentionally strung across northbound Warden Avenue's lanes.

It appeared the line was tied around or tangled around a light standard.

Officers are also investigating the possibility that the wire dangled across the road after a kite fight.

People engage in kite fights – aerial battles where a kite flier attempts to sever an opponent's kite strings – near the intersection, police said.

Kite strings were found tangled in hydro wires and trees in the area Sunday, police said.

Officers spoke to several people who fly kites near the intersection.

Several residents told CP24 they regularly find kite string on the ground and in trees near the intersection.

With a report from CP24's Katie Simpson

[Cos]

yeah just saw that on global news.... wtf! that is really scary.

[rb_tuner]

Kite fighting? Really?

[codetrap]

Yeah.. makes me want to keep my windscreen up above my neck line for sure.. I've always had the odd nightmare of hitting a cable or something on my bike.... scares the shit outta me.

[-relk-]

I thought it was a typo at first for "kite fighting", but upon googling it, found this: :rofl:

http://www.hobby.net.au/flex/kite-fighting/1220/1

Looks like the kite strings are made of abrasive material. Now that would have hurt. Good to hear he is ok for now though.

I wonder if it was purposly set there? Or if it was just an accident?

[Kennyredline]

Looks like he's going to be ok, no point in getting strung out about it.

[GQBalla]

holy fuck, that is crazy scary....

[GorG]

that just fucked, i've had the same same thought cross my mind when i went riding a couple of times. Its sick that there are people out there like that.

[rated_R]

Kite fighting is very popular in middle eastern countries, the string they use is pretty dangerous (the string is covered with crushed glass with some kind of paste) you can easily cut your fingers if you are flying a kite without wearing proper gloves, I'm not sure if they might've been using that kind of string and if they were, the guy is lucky he is alive.

[Maybelater]

Who wants to fight kites?

[GorG]

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looks very stimulating...

[clem24]

Fuck I had trouble sitting still just reading the article. :barf: