Saturday, 31 December 2022 | PNS | Haridwar
Pant was driving home to surprise mother on New Year when he dozed off while driving
Indian cricketer Rishabh Pant was injured in a road accident in the early hours of Friday when the car he was driving hit the road divider at Narsen near Roorkee. Pant was able to come out of the car just as the vehicle caught fire after the crash. After primary treatment in a local hospital, he was referred to the Max hospital in Dehradun where his condition was assessed by orthopaedic surgeons and plastic surgeons.
The BCCI stated in a statement that the India wicket-keeper met with a car accident early on Friday morning near Roorkee and was admitted to Saksham Hospital Multispecialty and Trauma Centre where he was treated for impact injuries. He sustained two cuts on his forehead, a ligament tear in his right knee and also hurt his right wrist, ankle, toe apart from abrasion injuries on his back. His condition remains stable and he has been shifted to Max hospital in Dehradun, where he will undergo MRI scans to ascertain the extent of his injuries and formulate his further course of treatment. The BCCI is in constant touch with Pant’s family while the medical team is in close contact with the doctors currently treating him. The board will see to it that he receives the best possible medical care and gets all the support he needs to come out of this traumatic phase, the BCCI stated. Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami also talked to Pant’s mother and assured that the best medical treatment will be provided to him.
Pant had left for his home in Roorkee from Delhi late on Thursday night to surprise his family. He had planned to spend the New Year with his family. The Haridwar senior superintendent of police Ajai Singh said that the mishap occurred at about 5:22 AM and prima facie it appears as if the mishap was caused by Pant momentarily dozing off while driving. The driver and conductor of a Haryana roadways bus came out to aid the cricketer and informed the police about the mishap. The police reached the accident site in about 10 minutes. The cricketer was first taken to a local hospital and then to the Max hospital in Dehradun. The car he was driving hit the road divider and then went on for about 200 metres before catching fire at Narsan in Haridwar district.
Dr Sushil Nagar, who initially treated Pant said that he was brought to the hospital at around 6 AM and administered primary treatment before being referred to a higher centre. The doctor said that Rishabh Pant had not sustained grievous injuries but had multiple injuries on his forehead, back and ankles. The doctors at Max hospital in Dehradun stated that his condition was being assessed by a panel of doctors and though it appears as if the injuries are not serious, the exact impact of the injuries will be known after various scans and tests conducted on Friday.
