A road accident foils an obese Mexican man's plan for a rare outing in Monterrey City.

MONTERREY, MEXICO (MARCH 9, 2008) (REUTERS) - A road accident on Sunday (March 9) foiled the hopes of a Mexican man - dubbed the world's fattest man in 2006 - to leave his home for the second time in five years, in order to celebrate a 200 kgs (440 pounds) weight loss.

Bedridden 42 year-old Manuel Uribe, left his home early in the morning. His bed was placed onto a platform with the help of a crane and he then set off to visit the dam called "La Boca" (the Mouth), which is a traditional tourist stop located on the outskirts of Monterrey City.

After circulating for one hour in congested traffic and followed by 20 vehicles laden with reporters and photographers, the canopy that covered his bed got stuck under a road bridge.

This upset Uribe causing his blood pressure and sugar levels to drop and his heart rate to increase, which spurred his doctors to cancel the trip.

Uribe was disappointed because the outing was meant to celebrate his girlfriend Claudia's birthday and two years on a rigorous diet.

He will plan another trip to visit the dam - where his father used to take him to as a child - on July 11, his birthday.

At home he received another medical check-up as he prayed and sang the lyrics to Gloria Gaynor's seventies hit song "I will survive."

According to Silvia Orozco, Uribe's nutritionist, he'll undergo surgery in July to remove excess skin. Doctors hope that he'll be able to stand in November, once the lymphomas on his legs decrease in size.

In January 2006, Uribe weighed up to 560 kgs and was considered the fattest man alive, according to the Guinness Book of Records.

The fattest man in history was Jon Brower Minnoch, who died in Seattle in 1983 and weighed up to 635 kgs.