“He [Pant] is stable and recovering well. BCCI doctors are in touch with doctors at this hospital. BCCI would take a call on whether he has to be shifted anywhere for the best treatment. Pant told me he tried to avoid a pothole when the accident occurred,” Sharma instructed newshounds after assembly the cricketer.
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Earlier, it was once reported that the cricketer dozed off on the wheel, inflicting the coincidence. Pant, lately below remedy in a Dehradun medical institution, had reportedly instructed the police he dozed off on the wheel and misplaced keep watch over of the auto earlier than it hit a divider, toppled and burst into flames.
“Pant had told the local police that he lost control on his car after he dozed off for a couple of seconds. The police is investigating the case,” Uttarakhand Director General of Police Ashok Kumar had stated.
On Saturday, Uttarakhand Police stated that Pant was once now not rushing and was once now not below the affect. CCTV pictures of the incident presentations the auto pushed by means of the cricketer hit the street divider close to his place of origin Roorkee, apparently at a top velocity.
“We’ve checked eight to 10 speed cameras from the Uttar Pradesh border to the accident spot in Narsan; the cricketer’s car didn’t cross the speed limit, which is 80 km per hour on that national highway. In the CCTV footage, the The car appears to be at a high speed because it was tossed in the air after hitting the divider. Our technical team also inspected the accident site. We didn’t find anything that suggests overspeeding by the cricketer,” Haridwar senior superintendent of police, Haridwar Ajai Singh stated on Saturday.
“If he would have been drunk, how could he drive 200 km from Delhi and not meet with any accident for such a long distance? The doctor who gave him first aid at the Roorkee hospital also stated he was completely normal. That’s why he was able to successfully pull himself out of the car. Anybody drunk would not have been able to get out of the car,” the SP added.
On Friday, BCCI had issued a remark on Pant’s accidents.
“Rishabh has two cuts on his forehead, a ligament tear in his right knee and has also hurt his right wrist, ankle, toe and has suffered abrasion injuries on his back. Rishabh’s condition remains stable, and he has now been shifted to Max HospitalDehradun, where he will undergo MRI scans to ascertain the extent of his injuries and formulate his further course of treatment,” the remark learn.
(With inputs from companies)