The messages about the state of health of the 17-year-old who was seriously injured in a traffic accident on the coastal avenue of Heraklion and is fighting for his life in the ICU of the Venizeli hospital are encouraging.

His condition is serious as he has suffered head injuries, however there is optimism as the 3rd High School student seems to be responding to his treatment. But the road is long.

According to cretapost.gr, in addition to his parents and relatives, his classmates are by his side.

The children are at the entrance of the hospital and while they know they cannot visit their friend they stubbornly refuse to leave.

50 bottles of blood

The response of the people to the call for blood was touching. Professors and parents of GEL Gazi students were from the first moment at the blood drive of the Venizeli hospital to donate blood to the 17-year-old. More than 50 bottles of blood were collected for the 17-year-old.

“The bad condition of the asphalt is 100% responsible for the traffic accident”

According to cretalive, the father of the 17-year-old is making a dramatic appeal to those responsible for the restoration of the road surface at the disputed point of the diversion, claiming that he is in danger of losing his child due to bad asphalt.

“The bad condition of the asphalt is 100% responsible for the traffic accident,” he argues, describing that at this particular point the road surface makes a dent, something like subsidence, causing passing vehicles to become unstable.

His appeal is not aimed at any kind of meaningless publicity but only, as he underlines, to finally activate the reflexes of those in charge so that no more lives are destroyed.

It is truly chilling that among other accidents, the son of his first cousin, 22-year-old Haris Varotsis, also lost his life in this part of the beach 7.5 years ago. The bereaved young man died in the ICU of Venizelei after a long battle.

“Whatever happened to my child, happened to me. I’m appealing so that other people, other children, don’t get hurt. What else needs to be done to fix the problem? If they don’t have the money to fix it, tell me and I’ll pay the price for two concrete mixers. How much does human life cost, after all?’