Saturday, 31 December 2022 | PNS | Dehradun
Uttarakhand police will honour the people who helped Indian cricketer Rishabh Pant after his accident in Roorkee on Friday morning. The director general of police Ashok Kumar said that they will be honoured under the Good Samaritan scheme of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways to promote the practice of providing immediate help to people found injured on roads and any other places.
He informed that those who helped the injured cricketer after his car accident include a driver and conductor of Haryana Roadways and some local people. He said that their help ensured that he got the required medical treatment on time. He said that the first hour after the occurrence of an accident is the golden hour for the victims and they should be provided with the required medical treatment within this time to increase their chances of survival.
The Good Samaritan scheme has been implemented to encourage this behaviour among the common people and Uttarakhand police will honour and reward such citizens to encourage people here, added DGP.
