Rishabh Pant Accident: Cricketer’s car hit divider while trying to avoid pothole, says Uttarakhand CM Dhami

Pant
is
stable
and
his
condition
is
improving,
sources
at
the
hospital
said.

“He
(Pant)
said
the
car
swerved
across
the
road
while
trying
to
avoid
a
pothole
or
something
black,”
Dhami
told
reporters
after
meeting
the
cricketer
at
the
hospital.

The
Delhi
and
District
Cricket
Association
(DDCA)
Director,
Shyam
Sharma,
who
met
Pant
on
Saturday
(December
31),
had
also
said
quoting
the
batter
that
the
accident
occurred
when
he
was
trying
to
negotiate
a
pothole
in
the
early
hours
of
Friday
(December
30).

The
massive
accident
had
occurred
at
around
5.30
am
on
Friday
when
Pant’s
luxury
car
hit
a
road
divider
near
Roorkee
in
Haridwar
district
and
burst
into
flames
causing
multiple
injuries
to
the
cricketer
who
had
a
miraculous
escape.

The
chief
minister
was
at
the
hospital
for
nearly
an
hour
taking
an
update
on
Pant’s
condition
from
his
mother,
sister
and
doctors.
He
assured
them
that
the
state
government
will
give
all
help
for
the
treatment
of
the
cricketer.

Rishabh
Pant
Accident:
Delhi
Cricket
Official
on
car
crash
reason
after
chat
with
India
Wicketkeeper

Earlier
in
the
day,
Dhami
announced
that
the
Haryana
Roadways
driver
and
conductor
who
rushed
to
the
cricketer’s
rescue
immediately
after
the
accident
and
helped
save
his
life
will
be
honoured
on
the
occasion
of
the
Republic
Day.

“By
saving
the
life
of
the
cricketer
at
the
risk
of
their
own
lives,
the
Haryana
Roadways
driver
and
conductor
have
set
an
example
for
others.
The
state
government
will
honour
them
on
January
26,”
Dhami
said
at
the
inauguration
of
a
residential
hostel
for
orphans
and
poor
children
in
Dehradun.

Haryana
Roadways
bus
driver
Sushil
Kumar
and
conductor
Paramjit
saw
Pant’s
car
hitting
a
divider
and
rolling
to
the
other
side
of
the
road.
They
parked
the
bus
along
the
roadside
and
rushed
to
rescue
the
cricketer.
They
pulled
him
out
of
the
car
and
called
the
police.