Cricketer Rishabh Pant hospitalised after serious car accident

Rishabh Pant’s car met with an accident on Friday, while the Indian cricketer was returning to his residence in Roorkee from Delhi. His car met with an accident near Roorkee. Pant who was driving the luxury sedan alone, lost control of the vehicle and it hit the divider on NH 58 in the Manglaur and Narsan area of the Haridwar district.

Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami instructed officials to ensure all possible arrangements for the treatment of the injured cricketer Rishabh Pant and to provide an air ambulance if required.

Pant was sent to Roorkee for treatment with the help of 108 Civil Hospital, the incident happened at 5:15 AM in the morning. After the emergency treatment, Pant was sent to the Max hospital Delhi where he is kept under observation.

“Rishabh Pant is under the observation of Orthopedics & plastic surgeons. His condition is stable. His detailed medical bulletin will be released once he’s examined. Thereafter, we’ll take the next steps” Dr Ashish Yagnik, Max Hospital, Dehradun.

“He himself was driving the car when it hit the divider on the Delhi Narson border. He was immediately taken to Saksham Hospital but will be shifted to Max Hospital for further treatment,” a PTI source said.

“Rishabh Pant met with an accident between Manglaur and Narsan in Haridwar district. He has now been shifted to a hospital in Dehradun after receiving primary treatment in a hospital in Roorkee,” Pant’s IPL team Delhi Capitals tweeted.

“Thinking about Rishabh. Get well soon, Skip,” DC posted in another tweet.

Pant was supposed to join NCA for a strength and conditioning programme ahead of February’s Border Gavaskar Trophy. He was rested for the upcoming white-ball series against Sri Lanka. He played a big role in India’s two-Test series win against Bangladesh.

Pant has scored 2,271 runs in 33 Tests so far with the help of five hundred and 11 fifties. He has also represented the country in 30 ODIs and 66 T20Is.

Source: indiatvnews