A Winnipeg man is thankful to be alive following a vicious assault in Fort Rouge.

The man, who fears for his safety, doesn't want to be identified. His attackers beat him so badly, doctors have told him he will likely go blind in his left eye.

“It's been difficult. I tend to stay in the darkness. It's where I have the least physical pain," he said.

Winnipeg police said detectives have reached a dead end in the case.

The attack happened on Oct. 18  around 5 p.m.

The man said he drove with his son to pick up his daughter's car, parked in area of Daly Street North and Mulvey Avenue.

He got in the car, made a U-turn to go home when a pack of sport motorcyclists pulled up.

In seconds, he said one of the riders attacked, kicking and punching the door. The attacker then opened the unlocked door and hit him.

His son, who witnessed the attack, said they are trying to understand what happened, thinking possibly it was a case of road rage.

In the first five days following the assault, the man had two eye surgeries and has been forced to stop working.

On top of the physical pain, the man said  he is still fighting to deal the emotional turmoil, calling the incident a traumatic event that still haunts him.

The man hopes someone will come forward with information to bring his attackers to justice.

He said he believes the license plates may have been removed from the bikes.

He was also told a woman on scene took photos of the incident, but no one's been able to track those photos down.

Anyone who witnessed the attack, or has any information, is asked to contact investigators at 204-986-2877.

Vanessa Aleshka was visiting with her parents on Mulvey Avenue on Oct. 18 when she heard the bikes speeding past and came outside to see what was going on.

She said she saw one of the men on bikes kicking the car door.  

"I started moving towards them and I could tell something was going on and the driver got hit in the face," said Aleshka.

She said she could see the man's eye was bleeding and his glasses were broken.

She said she decided to get in between the victim and the attacker, and the attacker backed off. She said the others on the bikes just stood by and didn't do anything.

"It happened so fast," she said. "As soon as I saw him attacking this driver ... It just made me so mad."

Aleshka said she wasn't sacred to intervene.

“If they'd attacked [me] I think I would have been prepared to defend myself," she said.

The victim's son said the woman's actions were brave.

“I see her yelling at him, telling him to back off. To get involved like that was unbelievable," said the victim’s son.

"She's just a wonderful person, that makes it worth being here,” said the man who was attacked.