A HIGH-speed fundraiser is proving an inspiration to blind people after losing his sight in a car accident.

Kesser Ahmed, 27, has become a role model for World Sight Day, which aims to show life doesn't end with blindness.

The Bolton man has hurtled around the Daytona Raceway, in Trafford Park, at 150mph and taken part in a 35-mile charity tandem bike ride from Bury to Rivington Pike - all to raise money for charity.

His next ambition is to break the world land speed record for the blind, which currently stands at 192mph.

Mr Ahmed was a fitness fanatic and adrenalin junkie before an accident on holiday in Denmark seven years ago led to his sight loss. His severe injuries damaged his optic nerve and he spent a week in a coma.

He lost confidence and struggled to accept what had happened. But he married Sakina in 2005 and they had a child a year later.

Mr Ahmed, of Division Street, said becoming a father was the most daunting thing he had faced since going blind.

He said: "I worried about what I could do for a child. How could I change a nappy?"

A friend introduced Kesser to Henshaws Society for the Blind and he met rehabilitation officer Gary Cassidy. The pair went on walks, to the gym and even swimming by staying close to the pool sides.

Mr Ahmed said: "We have become really good friends. I have regained confidence and am able to accept what has happened to me."

His lively two-year-old son, Aayan, already helps his dad. Mr Ahmed said: "Aayan means God's gift and he has been God's gift to me. He's kept me going when I was down. He notices how other people look after me and taps the chair so I know when I can sit down.

"My religion and family keep me going. It was difficult accepting my lost sight but prayer has helped me carry on."

Now Kesser is studying IT at Bolton College after a 12-week computer skills course using a specially adapted computer.

Louise Houlden, of Henshaws, said: "Kesser encapsulates everything we do at Henshaws. We're not about tragedy and what you can't do. We're about what you can do."