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Haryana Minister Krishan Lal Panwar Stops Convoy, Rushes Accident Victim to Hospital

Jind, Oct 27 (UNI) Haryana Development and Panchayats and Mines Minister Krishan Lal Panwar stopped his convoy to help a seriously injured pickup driver after a collision between a pickup vehicle and a canter on the NH-152D near Julana in Jind district on Tuesday.
The minister arranged for the injured driver, reportedly a resident of Pilani in Rajasthan, to be taken to hospital in the pilot vehicle accompanying his convoy to ensure prompt medical assistance.
Panwar was travelling from his residence in Madlauda, Panipat district, to Charkhi Dadri to attend a kabaddi trials programme when he witnessed the accident. He immediately halted his convoy and arranged to transfer the injured driver for treatment.
The incident highlighted the importance of timely assistance to road accident victims and the responsibility of bystanders to help people in distress, the minister’s office said
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