DEHRADUN: Star cricketer Rishabh Pant miraculously survived a road accident – though he suffered multiple injuries – while driving his Mercedes GLE from Delhi to his hometown Roorkee early Friday.
The near-fatal accident happened at Narsan in Haridwar district, about 90km from Dehradun. The vehicle went up in flames moments later and was reduced to a mangled, simmering heap. Pant managed to escape after breaking the windscreen. Results of an MRI of the brain andspinal cord were ‘normal’.
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The near-fatal accident happened at Narsan in Haridwar district, about 90km from Dehradun. The vehicle went up in flames moments later and was reduced to a mangled, simmering heap. Pant managed to escape after breaking the windscreen. Results of an MRI of the brain andspinal cord were ‘normal’.
Rishabh Pant accident: BCCI issues statement
According to police, Pant was driving alone in his car when it hit divider railings on the Delhi-Dehradun highwayat roughly 5. 22am. The vehicle rolled over a few times before catching fire.
Pant somehow managed to come out of the burning four-wheeler before being helped by a driver and conductor of a Haryana roadways bus which was about 50m behind. Swapn Kumar Singh, SP (Haridwar-rural), who was involved in the rescue work, said, “Responding promptly to the bus driver’s SoS, police from Narsan checkpost reached the site. They rushed Pant to a nearby hospital with the help of passersby. After receiving preliminary medical attention, the cricketer was referred to a higher health centre in Dehradun.”
Cricketing world prays for star cricketer Rishabh Pant’s speedy recovery
Singh further said, “Pant had dozed off at the wheel. He told this to doctors and cops at Narsan. He also said that he had planned to surprise his mother at home. He was lucky to have survived such a major accident. He is now undergoingtreatment at Dehradun Max Hospital. His condition is stable and is out of danger.”
A medical bulletin issued by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in coordination with the Max Hospital doctors stated, “Panthas suffered two cuts on his forehead, a ligament tear in his right knee along with injuries on his right wrist, ankle, toe and back.”
Rishabh Pant accident: Car destroyed in seconds, recalls eyewitness
A medical team member attending to the cricketer told TOI: “His condition is being monitored by DrGaurav Gupta of the orthopaedics department. Pant is stable, not suffering from any life-threatening injury. He is accompanied by his mother in the hospital.”
Speaking on the severity of Pant’s injuries, Dr Qamar Azam who looks after sports injury department at AIIMS-Rishikesh said, “Pant will take at least three to six months to recover from ligament injury. And if it’s severe, he may take more time. Further evaluation can be based on his detailed injury report.”
This puts a serious question mark over Pant’s availability for the home Test series against Australia, starting February 9. He has been a vital cog in India’s successful run in Tests in the past two years. He is also likely to miss the IPL. Pant was part of the Indian cricket team that had won the Test series against Bangladesh 2-0 earlier this month.
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