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Africa News of Tuesday, 29 December 2020

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Young lady recounts how she lost her leg in accident while selling porridge

Sylvia Nyame has been disabled for 10 years Sylvia Nyame has been disabled for 10 years

A beautiful young Ghanaian lady named Sylvia Nyame has been disabled for 10 years

It all started when she was 11 and selling porridge with her mother at the roadside she was hit by a car one fateful day

Sylvia has been trained as a makeup artist but she has been unable to establish herself in the business due to limited means

Sylvia Nyame, a 21-year-old Ghanaian lady has recounted a sad experience she had when she was only 11.

In a video interview, she indicated that at the time, she was selling porridge by the roadside when she was called by a customer.

According to her, the porridge was actually finished at the time, but out of curiosity, the customer insisted to see the inside of the container.

As she settled to show it to him, a car from nowhere hit her.

She said:

"The car lifted me from where I was standing, and crashed me into a wall right in the direction it was heading, causing the wall to fall on my leg and rip it off."Sylvia narrated that she was in primary six when she was involved in the accident and couldn't continue education after form one in senior high school.

After that, Sylvia learnt how to do make-up but has struggled to establish herself in the industry as she has very limited means.