HONOLULU ( KHNL /Gray News) - A Hawaii resident has found himself in the hospital with serious injuries after trying to help a fellow driver who was involved in a crash.

Brian Gatdula says he was heading home from his job as a public transit service driver on Sept. 21 when he witnessed a crash on the H-1 freeway near Pearl City.

The 35-year-old stopped to help, but then he and three others were struck by another car.

Two of those hit were seriously hurt, including Gatdula, who said he could not feel his right leg after being hit by the vehicle.

“I thought I was going to die,” he said. “I was just panicking and screaming for help.”

Gatdula, who already had limited mobility in his right arm since birth, ended up losing his right leg.

Now, he fears he will need to give up his job as a

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