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After surviving a near-fatal motorcycle crash in late April, 24-year-old Eljay Gibore is now pleading for help to walk again.

The Brown's Town, St Ann native suffered deep facial wounds and a broken right tibia in a severe crash while riding his maotorcycle in the parish. In addition to the excruciating pain caused by the injury, Gibore is unable to work and is faced with mounting medical bills.

He needs $300,000 to cover the cost of the pins required to stabilise the bone and give him a chance at recovery. However, so far, he has only been able to raise $120,000.

"Without the pin dem, mi nah guh be able fi walk again. Suh mi would appreciate any help mi can get," he said.

"Mi would a appreciate it 100 per cent because mi main priority right now a just fi walk again."

Before the crash, Gibore made a living as a mason but with his leg still broken, and his movements restricted to using crutches, he is unable to work or earn. Instead, he now relies on the kindness of family and friends to get by.

"Right now mi miss working cause working a did mi income and now mi afi a depend pan family fi help, and di likkle money weh mi did have a save up spend off. Suh mi really wah up again suh mi can work and help mi self," he explained.

Gibore told THE STAR that he swerved to avoid a flatbed truck and slammed into a wall.

"Di truck tek di corner bad and mi afi site out a it, enuh, cah mi couldn't mek di truck lick mi. If di truck lick mi, a dead mi woulda dead," said Gibore.

Although the physical injuries were devastating, Gibore shared that the emotional and mental toll of the crash has been equally painful. At one point, even his loved ones feared the worst.

"Yuh know mentally sometimes mi feel a way. Mi feel stress, because mi nuh used to fi deh one place and whole heap a things deh pan mi mind because everybody did think seh mi aguh dead. Everybody actually give up pan mi cah dem did think seh mi dead but mi still here," he said.

Now, faced with a daunting road to recovery, Gibore is urging other motorcyclists to protect themselves on the roads.

"Mi will never guh back pan a bike," he said. "Cah a mi feel di pain, enuh. A me been through it. Suh mi tell unuh fi lowe it."

He continued: "My advice to the motorcyclist dem is fi wear dem helmet, enuh, cah mi never did in a no helmet," he added.

According to the Island Traffic Authority, as of July 11, 199 lives have been lost to road crashes, resulting from 174 fatal collisions. Motorcyclists account for 53 of the fatalities, or 27 per cent.

Persons willing to assist Eljay Gibore with the purchase of his pins can donate to the account of his niece, Monique Ricketts at NCB #711215158, or they may call Gibore at 876-280-9458.