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Cop Rushes to Save Trapped Victims After Witnessing Fiery Road Crash
28 Jul
Summary
- Police officer witnesses late-night crash, rushes to evacuate victims
- One victim suffered severe injuries, eye bulb dislodged from socket
- Officer uses taxi to rush victims to hospital, clears path for quicker access
In the early hours of this past Monday, a late-night drive home turned into a life-saving intervention for Shashank Jaiswal, the deputy commissioner of police for Delhi's traffic headquarters. Jaiswal was returning to the city after delivering a lecture at an educational institution when he witnessed a horrific road accident involving a dumper truck.
Two men, identified as Dinesh and Jagdeesh, both residents of Ghazipur, were trapped inside the mangled vehicle. Jaiswal, without hesitation, sprang into action to evacuate the victims. One of the men had suffered severe injuries, with his eye bulb dislodged from its socket. Additionally, there was a risk of a fire as petrol was reportedly leaking from the crash site.
Jaiswal, along with the help of a passing taxi driver, managed to extract both victims from the damaged vehicle. He then used the taxi to rush the men to Fortis Hospital in Vasant Kunj, making a PCR call en route and instructing his official vehicle to escort the cab, clearing the path for quicker medical access.
Jagdeesh was later referred to the AIIMS Trauma Centre for emergency surgery, while the condition of both victims is now reported to be stable.