Tragedy on rails: The cricket player dies in pain on the train; The teammates say that “ignored emergency calls” | Cricket news
A devastating incident occurred aboard the Chhattisgarh Express when a 38 -year -old disabled cricket player, Vikram Singh of Punjab, was died while traveling from Delhi to Gwalior for a cricket tournament in a wheelchair. Singh’s health suddenly deteriorated during the trip, and despite many emergency calls, medical aid has not arrived on time.He died before the train reached Mathura station, despite repeated efforts to get help.Singh and his teammates had climbed on the Chhattisgarh Express from Hazrat Nizamuddin station on Wednesday evening. He started to feel intense pain shortly after departure, and his condition worsened quickly as train Mathura approaches.According to reports, an emergency call was made at the line of rail assistance at 4:58 am, urgently requesting medical support. Despite several tracking calls, no help materialized.The train was delayed by around 90 minutes and finally reached Mathura station at 8:10 am. At that time, Singh had already died. “He suffered before our eyes. We continued to call for help, but it never came,” said one of his distraught teammates.
In Mathura Junction, the railway police officials (GRP) withdrew Singh’s body and organized a post-mortem. The GRP has initiated official procedures, while the rail authorities launched an internal investigation into the delayed response.The incident has revealed serious concerns about the effectiveness of Indian rail emergency medical systems. “It is not only a tragedy, but a blatant recall of gaps in our medical emergency intervention of railways,” said a senior player who was traveling with Vikram.The tragedy has caused a large indignation of defenders of the rights of people with disabilities and the sports community, which questions the ability of Indian railways to adequately support passengers with differently in emergency situations, especially when the intervention in a timely is critical is critical.
