Team India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant was involved in a terrible car accident on December 30 (Friday) morning while traveling from Delhi to Roorkee. The 25-year-old, who is currently admitted to Max Hospital in Dehradun, sustained severe injuries to his head and back while he also suffered a ligament injury on the right ankle. Sports Tak accessed the CCTV footage of the ghastly car accident and the video is nothing short of heart-wrenching.
Watch the video here:
Speaking to doctors, Pant revealed that he felt sleepy and that is when the car hit the divider. The 25-year-old was driving the car himself and after the accident, he broke the windscreen to get out of the car. In more information by Sports Tak, the 25-year-old cricketer sustained gruesome injuries to his head, back and ligament injury on the right ankle. According to reports, Pant will undergo plastic surgery in Dehradun.
“Rishabh Pant was traveling from Delhi to Roorkee when the accident occurred,” Director General of Uttarakhand Police, Ashok Kumar told Sports Tak.
“Pant was driving the car himself when he felt sleepy before crashing into the divider. The Indian cricketer broke the windscreen to come out of the car. He suffered injuries to his head and ligament injury on the right ankle. He is being taken to Max Hospital in Dehradun in an ambulance,” he added.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami enquired about the accident and asked the officials to provide all possible assistance to the Indian cricketer. CM Dhami also said that that the Uttarakhand government will take care of all the expenses incurred in Pant's treatment and an air ambulance will be arranged if the need arises.
The local police personnel arrived at the spot soon after they received information related to Pant's injury. The police said that Pant sustained injuries but is 'out of danger'.
