On Friday, India awoke to the shattering news that Rishabh Pant had been involved in a terrible vehicle accident. On the highway between Delhi and Dehradun in the early hours of Friday morning, the wicketkeeper-batter had a lucky escape after dozing off at the wheel and causing his luxury car to crash into a road divider. The car caught fire following the collision.
The 25-year-old man, who was on his way to his hometown of Roorkee to surprise his mother, was involved in an accident in Manglaur in Uttarakhand’s Haridwar district around 5.30 in the morning, according to the police. He suffered injuries on his head, back, and feet but is currently in a stable condition, the police said. Pant is being treated for his injuries at a hospital in Dehradun right now.
According to a report that was published on ESPNCricinfo, the results of an MRI that was performed on Rishabh Pant’s brain and spinal cord came back as ‘normal.’
In addition, he has been treated with plastic surgery for facial injuries, including abrasions, laceration wounds, and lacerations. On Friday, there was pain and swelling in Pant’s ankle and knee, so on Saturday he will get an MRI on both of those areas.
According to the article, Pant is currently being treated at the Max Hospital in Dehradun for “suspected right knee ligament injury, as well as suspected right ankle ligament injury.” The doctors have provided him with “above knee splintage” for both of these injuries.
According to the most recent information provided by the hospital’s medical bulletin, Pant is “stable, conscious, and oriented.”
An update on the health condition of the sportsman, who is 25 years old, has been issued by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). According to a statement released by the cricket organisation, Pant has two cuts on his forehead and a torn ligament in his right knee, but his condition is currently stable.
“Rishabh Pant, the wicket-keeper for India, was involved in a car accident early on Friday morning close to Roorkee, in the state of Uttarakhand. He was taken to the Multispecialty and Trauma Centre at Saksham Hospital, where he received treatment for his impact injuries after being admitted there.
Rishabh has two wounds on his forehead, a torn ligament in his right knee, as well as injuries to his right wrist, ankle, and toe, as well as abrasion injuries on his back. In addition, he has sustained a concussion “the statement issued by the BCCI said.
“Rishabh Pant health is currently stable, and he has been transferred to Max Hospital in Dehradun, where he will undergo MRI scans in order to determine the extent of his injuries and to determine his next course of treatment.”
“The Medical Team is in frequent contact with the physicians who are now treating Rishabh, while the BCCI is in continual communication with Rishabh’s family members.
Rishabh Pant will get the highest quality of medical treatment and will have access to all of the assistance he requires in order to get through this trying time, both of which will be ensured by the Board “the statement that was included.
Pant, who was travelling to his hometown of Roorkee to surprise his mother, fell asleep at the wheel, which led to the accident. Pant was on his way to surprise his mother.
After the car caught fire, he was forced to escape by shattering the car’s windscreen in order to do so. According to the Senior Superintendent of Police in Haridwar, Ajai Singh, the driver and several staff members of a Haryana Roadways bus that was passing by assisted the cricketer escape out of the flaming Mercedes Benz.
The fire had consumed the entire vehicle, reducing it to a charred and mangled mess. Pant, who was the only passenger in the vehicle, fell asleep, and the vehicle crashed into the divider before catching fire, according to the witness.
Ashok Kumar, the Director General of Police for the state of Uttarakhand, has stated unequivocally that the cricketer was the only person in the car at the time of the accident and that he shattered the windscreen in order to flee the burning vehicle once it began fire.