The bus driver and conductor who saved India's star cricketer Rishabh Pant's life after a fatal accident will be felicitated by the Haryana government as well for their heroics.
Pant met with brutal accident en route to Roorkee from Delhi as his car collided with the divider on the Narsan border of Roorkee near Hammadpur Jhal. Two messiahs, the bus driver Sushil Kumar and conductor Paramjeet, who were coming from Panipat depot and headed towards Haridwar, rescued Pant as they helped him get out of the car which apparently caught fire following the accident. The car took multiple leaps on divider and started moving towards the bus coming from the other side. Sushil and Paramjeet parked their bus on roadside and rushed to help the occupants. They evacuated Rishabh, who was already making attempts to escape the car.
Meanwhile, earlier on Friday (December 30), Panipat Bus Depot GM Kuldeep Jangra felicitated Haryana Roadways’ driver-conductor duo for providing timely help to Pant after he had a close shave in nearly-fatal accident on Delhi-Dehradun Highway in wee hours on the same day. They were honoured with a memento and appreciation certificate.
Also, IPS Navdeep Virk, Principal Secretary (Transport), Haryana also hailed Sushil and Paramjeet for their exemplary conduct.
Earlier, Haryana Transport Minister Mool Chand Sharma said, "the staff did not know the victim was a well-known cricketer. They did whatever the situation demanded on humanitarian grounds, and informed the police about the incident. An ambulance service was called for, which rushed him to hospital, and saved his life. The staff deserved to be honoured for good deed while on duty.”
Pant, who was alone in the car, suffered injuries on his back, forehead and leg. Pant was driving his car when he met with the accident on the Delhi-Dehradun highway. Images from the accident showed the car in a gutted state.
"Rishabh has two cuts on his forehead, a ligament tear in his right knee and has also hurt his right wrist, ankle, toe and has suffered abrasion injuries on his back," the BCCI said in a statement.
"Rishabh's condition remains stable, and he has now been shifted to Max Hospital, Dehradun, where he will undergo MRI scans to ascertain the extent of his injuries and formulate his further course of treatment," it added.
