‘Wising Rishabh Pant a speedy recovery’ – Twitter pours in wishes as he meets with horrifying car crash
The car crash took place on the Uttarakhand-Delhi highway.
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Dec 30, 2022 1:02 pm
Rishabh Pant (Source: Twitter)
In a shocking incident, India cricketer Rishabh Pant met with a near-fatal accident when he was travelling back to Uttarakhand from Delhi. He was immediately shifted to the hospital after coming out of that close scare. As per the observations of Uttarakhand DGP Ashok Kumar. Pant was driving his BMW which caught fire after it came in contact with the divider at the Narsan border. According to Pant’s claims, he said that he had lost control of the car after he had fallen asleep while driving.
According to the Director General of Police in Uttarakhand, Pant was alone when the accident happened and he broke a window to escape. The doctors said that Pant had suffered injuries to his forehead and leg. Once the information was relayed. The Superintendent of Police Dehat Swapna Kishore Singh rushed to the spot. Dr Sushil Nagar chairman of Saksham hospital said that his condition is stable.
He was due to head to the NCA ahead of the Australia series
He was first treated at a local hospital and then referred to Max Hospital in Dehradun. According to eyewitnesses, Pant’s car slammed into the railing and the car caught fire. He was severely injured post the accident. He was then taken to Saksham Hospital on Delhi Road. It will testing times for Pant as things have been rocky with him recently.
The wicketkeeper batter was not included in the Sri Lanka squad for the limited-overs series against the Islanders. He was also due to come to the National cricket academy ahead of the Australia series. The left-handed batter was in good form in the Test series against Bangladesh. His last innings included a stroke-filled 93 at Dhaka which helped India to win the Test series 2-0.
The wicketkeeper batter has not had the best of form in limited overs cricket and T20s recently. He had a 20-20 World Cup to forget in Australia as he scored nine runs in two innings at an average of 4.50 and a strike rate of 100.00. After he scored a wonderful century on English soil in a One Day International a few months back, his form has been dwindling in limited-overs cricket as well.
Twitter pour in their prayers on social media:
Wish you a speedy recovery #RishabhPant get well soon.
Get well soon #RishabhPant . It's unfortunate that car accidents are becoming quite frequent leading to even loss of life. There is a need to reingineer the car safety standards , even for cheapest cars, to eliminate such untoward incidents.
Horrific visuals of the car burning! #RishabhPant is lucky to survive as though shri hanumanji brought him out of this potential calamity. Hope he takes a defensive driving course and makes each moment of his life count. Wishing him speedy and full recovery. pic.twitter.com/oGYFQv271A
