Puri: A bike rider, who sustained critical injuries in a road accident, found a Good Samaritan in Odisha’s Commerce and Transport Minister Bibhuti Bhusan Jena on Monday.
The Minister extended immediate assistance to the accident victim while on his way to Ganjam after attending a Rath Yatra coordination meeting in Puri.
As per his experience narrated by the Minister on social media platform X, the incident took place near Andalasing village on Jagannath Road in Puri district. A critically injured passenger was found at the site of a road accident.
The Minister, who was passing through the site, swiftly ensured that the injured person is shifted to the Puri District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) in his official escort vehicle for timely medical attention.
Following the accident, some people had staged a road blockade, disrupting traffic flow. The Minister held talks directly with the locals, explained the situation, and succeeded in convincing them to lift the blockade.
ରଥଯାତ୍ରା ସମନ୍ୱୟ ବୈଠକ ସାରି ଗଞ୍ଜାମ ଯିବା ସମୟରେ ଜଗନ୍ନାଥ ସଡକରେ ଅଣ୍ଡଳସିଂ ଠାରେ ଏକ ସଡକ ଦୁର୍ଘଟଣା ରେ ଗୁରୁତର ଭାବେ ଆହତ ଯାତ୍ରୀଙ୍କୁ ଦେଖି ମୋ ସହିତ ଥିବା ପାଇଲଟ ଗାଡିରେ ପୁରୀ ଜିଲ୍ଲା ମେଡିକାଲକୁ ପଠେଇବା ସହ ରାସ୍ତା ଅବରୋଧ କରୁଥିବା ଲୋକଙ୍କୁ ବୁଝାଇ ଅବରୋଧ ହଟାଇଲି pic.twitter.com/eC9ajBnM1b
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The prompt intervention by the Minister, which has been widely appreciated, highlights the importance of timely response in such situations.
