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  • ‘Couldn’t even brush my teeth for two months…’: Rishabh Pant recalls struggling with injuries after car accident | Cricket News

    Star India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant revealed that after his life-threatening road accident in December 2022, his injuries were such that he could not even brush his teeth for two months. Pant on Monday featured on the second episode of ‘Dhawan Karenge,’ a talk show hosted by Indian opening batter, Shikhar Dhawan on JioCinema.

    During the episode, the 26-year-old cricketer shared his experience after sustaining life-threatening injuries from a horrific accident that left him with multiple fractures and required ligament reconstruction and treatment for a knee injury. These injuries were critical to his career, but he recently made his comeback in IPL 2024 after a 15-month rehabilitation. (‘I will also be lifting the T20 World Cup 2024:’ Rinku Singh)

    While opening up on his post-injury experience, Rishabh shares, “Self-belief and self-confidence are very important while recovering from an injury because there are people saying all sorts of things around you, and you, as an individual, have to think about what’s good for you. The accident was a life-changing experience for me. When I got up after it, I was not even sure if I would be alive, but God was very kind to save me. I could not even brush my teeth for two months, and for six to seven months, I suffered with unbearable pain. I could not go to the airport because I was nervous about facing people in a wheelchair.”

    He further added, “Now that I am making a comeback in cricket, more than feeling pressure, I am excited. I feel this is kind of a second life, so I am excited but also nervous.” (MS Dhoni to become the next Indian team coach? Virat Kohli’s childhood coach says THIS)

    Pant also revealed that one incident in his life that made his mother angry when he was in fifth grade. It was when his father brought him a cricket bat worth Rs 14,000 and his mom got “super angry” with his father’s gift to his son.

    “It was my father’s dream to become a cricketer, and I am glad I could fulfil it. I decided I wanted to be a cricketer when I was in the 5th grade. My dad gifted me a bat worth Rs 14,000, and my mom got super angry,” he said.

    In the recently concluded IPL 2024, Rishabh’s team Delhi Capitals finished in the sixth spot with seven wins, seven losses and 14 points and failed to move to playoffs. He scored 446 runs in 13 matches at a strike rate of over 155 with three half-centuries and emerged as the team’s top run-getter. Now, Pant will make a comeback to international cricket during the ICC T20 World Cup, starting from June 1 in the West Indies and the USA.

  • Sukanta Majumdar accident: Bengal BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar’s car meets with accident, leader escapes unhurt

    West Bengal BJP state president Sukanta Majumdar narrowly escaped injury when his car met with an accident on NH-34 in Shantipur, Nadia district, on Sunday, police said. Majumdar said the accident took place when his car, which was trying to overtake a bus, was hit by the trailing pilot car. Three persons in the pilot car sustained injuries, he said.

    “As the bus was blocking a side of the highway, my car tried to overtake it and collided with a guard rail put up on the same side by police. In the process, the trailing pilot car hit my car,” he said.

    “I escaped unhurt but three occupants of the pilot car were injured,” Majumdar, the Balurghat MP, said. Majumdar, who was fielded by the party from Balurghat Lok Sabha seat for the second time, was returning from a football tournament where he was the chief guest.

    He demanded an inquiry to determine if there was any conspiracy to target opposition BJP leaders in the state.

    A police official attributed the accident to congestion due to ongoing road repair works along the stretch, with the bus partly obstructing one side of the road. Meanwhile, the BJP’s West Bengal unit shared an image of two cars, claiming that Majumdar was the victim of a life-threatening attack as the police pilot car, allegedly partisan to the TMC, collided with his car at a high speed. “Majumdar was saved due to the support of people of Bengal. The injured security personnel were admitted to a hospital,” the party said on X.

    Countering BJP claims, West Bengal Police said when Majumdar was heading towards Krishnanagar along NH-34, his escort vehicle belonging to the CISF hit his car near Gobindapur within Santipur police station area resulting in “slight damage”.

    West Bengal Police expressed regret over attempts to “distort facts with an ulterior motive” by claiming that the vehicle involved in the collision belonged to the state police.

    “Stern legal acti-on is being initiated against those resorting to blatant lies and trying to incite people,” the X handle of Ranaghat Police District under West Bengal Police said.

  • Man hit by heart attack dies after car driven by son loses control in Greater Noida

    By PTI

    NOIDA: A 58-year-old man was killed Tuesday in a car accident when his son, who was allegedly speeding, lost control of the vehicle and drove it into a ditch by a highway in Greater Noida, police said.

    The man had suffered a heart attack and his son was rushing him to a hospital when their car met with an accident at some spot in Dadri Police Station area on NH-91, a police officer said.

    Pradeep Singh, a resident of Bahlolpur in Noida, said he was with his father Bhoop Singh, his wife, and their nine-year-old daughter in the car.

    They had gone to Pachauta temple in adjoining Bulandshahr and were returning to Noida, according to police.

    Pradeep told police that his father suffered a (heart) attack because of which he tried to return to Noida swiftly.

    They were near the Peripheral Expressway, when their Maruti Brezza car went out of control and fell into a pit along the highway,” the officer said.

    Pradeep’s father and his wife suffered severe injuries in the crash.

    “His wife was admitted to a local hospital in Kot Dadri while his father was taken to a hospital in Ghaziabad where doctors declared him dead,” the officer added.

    The condition of his wife was stated to be out of danger while his daughter and he escaped unhurt in the incident, according to the police.

    Road crashes have resulted in the death of at least 354 people across Noida and Greater Noida in Gautam Buddh Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh so far this year, according to an official data.

    The district has witnessed around 900 road crashes this year, the data showed.

    NOIDA: A 58-year-old man was killed Tuesday in a car accident when his son, who was allegedly speeding, lost control of the vehicle and drove it into a ditch by a highway in Greater Noida, police said.

    The man had suffered a heart attack and his son was rushing him to a hospital when their car met with an accident at some spot in Dadri Police Station area on NH-91, a police officer said.

    Pradeep Singh, a resident of Bahlolpur in Noida, said he was with his father Bhoop Singh, his wife, and their nine-year-old daughter in the car.

    They had gone to Pachauta temple in adjoining Bulandshahr and were returning to Noida, according to police.

    Pradeep told police that his father suffered a (heart) attack because of which he tried to return to Noida swiftly.

    They were near the Peripheral Expressway, when their Maruti Brezza car went out of control and fell into a pit along the highway,” the officer said.

    Pradeep’s father and his wife suffered severe injuries in the crash.

    “His wife was admitted to a local hospital in Kot Dadri while his father was taken to a hospital in Ghaziabad where doctors declared him dead,” the officer added.

    The condition of his wife was stated to be out of danger while his daughter and he escaped unhurt in the incident, according to the police.

    Road crashes have resulted in the death of at least 354 people across Noida and Greater Noida in Gautam Buddh Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh so far this year, according to an official data.

    The district has witnessed around 900 road crashes this year, the data showed.

  • Six-year-old boy dies after being hit by TMC MP’s car in West Bengal

    By Express News Service

    KOLKATA: A six-year-old boy was killed on Wednesday afternoon after being hit by the speeding car of a TMC MP in Murshidabad district.

    The MP, Abu Taher Khan, took the child to Behrampur Medical College and Hospital but doctors declared him dead on arrival.

    The victim was identified as Hasim Sarkar.

    “The child suddenly came in front of my car. The mishap happened in front of me. I rushed him to the hospital. He, may be, suffered brain injuries,” said Khan, the MP from the Murshidabad Lok Sabha constituency.

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    According to police, the incident took place at Piprekhali under the Naoda police station limits.

    “The child’s mother, a self-help group worker, went to a local bank to deposit money. The child went with her mother, but he came out when she was busy depositing the money. The child came on to the middle of the road and the MP’s car came,” said a police officer at the Naoda police station.

    Khan’s car came to a screeching halt after the mishap. He got off the vehicle and with the help of others, lifted the injured child and headed towards the hospital.

    Doctors at the hospital said the child received severe injuries on his head and this proved fatal.

    KOLKATA: A six-year-old boy was killed on Wednesday afternoon after being hit by the speeding car of a TMC MP in Murshidabad district.

    The MP, Abu Taher Khan, took the child to Behrampur Medical College and Hospital but doctors declared him dead on arrival.

    The victim was identified as Hasim Sarkar.

    “The child suddenly came in front of my car. The mishap happened in front of me. I rushed him to the hospital. He, may be, suffered brain injuries,” said Khan, the MP from the Murshidabad Lok Sabha constituency.

    ALSO READ | The long road to building roads for humans, not cars in India

    According to police, the incident took place at Piprekhali under the Naoda police station limits.

    “The child’s mother, a self-help group worker, went to a local bank to deposit money. The child went with her mother, but he came out when she was busy depositing the money. The child came on to the middle of the road and the MP’s car came,” said a police officer at the Naoda police station.

    Khan’s car came to a screeching halt after the mishap. He got off the vehicle and with the help of others, lifted the injured child and headed towards the hospital.

    Doctors at the hospital said the child received severe injuries on his head and this proved fatal.

  • Five killed after speeding car drives into Bandra-Worli accident site in Mumbai

    By ANI

    MUMBAI: At least five people have been reported dead after a speeding car rammed into an accident site on the Bandra-Worli sea link in Mumbai in the early morning hours of Wednesday.

    Earlier according to reports, over 10 people sustained injuries in the incident when an ambulance and a car and some other vehicles were parked on the side of the road, preparing to take victims of an earlier accident to a hospital.

    A car being driven at a high speed came and crashed into the ambulance and three more vehicles as well as the car that was involved in the previous crash.

    Police have rushed to the spot after receiving information and relief and rescue operations are underway.

    Police took the injured to the hospital with the help of local people,

    The condition of many is very critical.

    The road from Bandra to Worli has been closed. Further details are awaited. 

    MUMBAI: At least five people have been reported dead after a speeding car rammed into an accident site on the Bandra-Worli sea link in Mumbai in the early morning hours of Wednesday.

    Earlier according to reports, over 10 people sustained injuries in the incident when an ambulance and a car and some other vehicles were parked on the side of the road, preparing to take victims of an earlier accident to a hospital.

    A car being driven at a high speed came and crashed into the ambulance and three more vehicles as well as the car that was involved in the previous crash.

    Police have rushed to the spot after receiving information and relief and rescue operations are underway.

    Police took the injured to the hospital with the help of local people,

    The condition of many is very critical.

    The road from Bandra to Worli has been closed. Further details are awaited.