Mumbai: In a heart-warming display of compassion and bravery, a dhaba owner leapt into a canal to rescue a man whose car was sent plunging into the waters following a tyre burst. Priya Kotian told mid-day that she would have become a widow just two months after her wedding had the Good Samaritan not saved her husband, Shekhar.
Losing control
On August 10, 35-year-old Shekhar Kotian, a car dealer from Koparkhairane, was driving down to Vapi in Gujarat to pick up Priya after her first visit home post marriage. "We got married on May 21 and I had gone home for the first time after that. He had told me that he had left and I was eagerly awaiting his arrival," Priya told mid-day.
As people began to gather on the spot, and began pondering what to do, the owner of Akash Dhaba near the bridge dove in. The braveheart managed to get a still-breathing Shekhar out of the car, after which he was rushed to the district hospital.
"Had it not been for that brave dhaba owner, I would have lost my husband just two months after my marriage. The car was badly damaged and the people who admitted Shekhar to the hospital told us that his injuries would have been much worse had he not worn a seat belt," she added.
The family rushed to the hospital to see Shekhar, who was admitted to the ICU. Yesterday, they decided to shift him to KEM Hospital in Parel for better medical care. Avinash Supe, dean, KEM Hospital, said that while Shekhar suffered from multiple complications and had lost sensation in his legs, he was stable.
Losing control
On August 10, 35-year-old Shekhar Kotian, a car dealer from Koparkhairane, was driving down to Vapi in Gujarat to pick up Priya after her first visit home post marriage. "We got married on May 21 and I had gone home for the first time after that. He had told me that he had left and I was eagerly awaiting his arrival," Priya told mid-day.
As people began to gather on the spot, and began pondering what to do, the owner of Akash Dhaba near the bridge dove in. The braveheart managed to get a still-breathing Shekhar out of the car, after which he was rushed to the district hospital.
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"Had it not been for that brave dhaba owner, I would have lost my husband just two months after my marriage. The car was badly damaged and the people who admitted Shekhar to the hospital told us that his injuries would have been much worse had he not worn a seat belt," she added.
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The family rushed to the hospital to see Shekhar, who was admitted to the ICU. Yesterday, they decided to shift him to KEM Hospital in Parel for better medical care. Avinash Supe, dean, KEM Hospital, said that while Shekhar suffered from multiple complications and had lost sensation in his legs, he was stable.
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