Heroes certainly come in all shapes; sizes; forms; ages and prove their mettle time and again in the most trying and compelling circumstances........
. Rashid; a bus driver gainfully employed with the Khandwa (Madhya Pradesh) Arya Travels for well over the last two decades turned out to be a real life hero and saved the lives and souls of all the 29 passengers frequenting his steed (bus) though he lost his life in the bargain.........
As per his daily routine; Rashid had set off from his designated Khandwa starting point and was making his way towards his appointed destination (Kohdar) when he was afflicted with a massive cardiac arrest in the vicinity of Chhoti Borgaon Village at around 2:30 pm or so on a fateful Monday afternoon (June 13; 2016)..........
Despite the excruciating agony and acute breathlessness Rashid somehow or the other managed to retain his maniacal hold on the steering and veered of the road before bringing the said bus to an abrupt and shuddering halt just before it struck a massive tree and thereby averted a calamitous crash that could have caused considerable loss of life as well as grievous injuries to all those on board the said bus........
Thoroughly shaken and utterly bewildered passengers soon came to their senses when they Rashid writhing in uncontrollable agony and being wracked by deathly spasms; one of them immediately rung up both the 108 ambulance services as well as the local police personnel but his gallant effort proved to be futile and worthless as Rashid had already breathed his last before the much required medical aid and succour could reach him.........
Squarely laying the blame for Rashid's heroic demise on an uncaring and utterly callous system that fails to rise to the occasion every single time; the irate and frenzied passengers gave both the local police personnel as well as the ambulance service personnel a severe and rather scathing tongue lashing/lambasting when they arrived on the spot a good thirty minutes or so after being apprised of the emergency (precarious situation)..........
The very same passengers also pooled their resources and managed to raise a sum in excess of Rs. 25,000/- amongst them which was duly handed over to Rashid's kith and kin as a token of their appreciation and heartfelt gratitude to a heroic gent who saved their lives but gallantly and selflessly gave up his life in his praiseworthy and sterling effort to save them from any kind of harm..........
One only hopes and prays that both the concerned state government and owners of the private bus service take a leaf out of the passenger's book and more than adequately compensate a family that has not only tragically lost a loved one but most probably it's sole bread earner or provider.........
. Rashid; a bus driver gainfully employed with the Khandwa (Madhya Pradesh) Arya Travels for well over the last two decades turned out to be a real life hero and saved the lives and souls of all the 29 passengers frequenting his steed (bus) though he lost his life in the bargain.........
As per his daily routine; Rashid had set off from his designated Khandwa starting point and was making his way towards his appointed destination (Kohdar) when he was afflicted with a massive cardiac arrest in the vicinity of Chhoti Borgaon Village at around 2:30 pm or so on a fateful Monday afternoon (June 13; 2016)..........
Despite the excruciating agony and acute breathlessness Rashid somehow or the other managed to retain his maniacal hold on the steering and veered of the road before bringing the said bus to an abrupt and shuddering halt just before it struck a massive tree and thereby averted a calamitous crash that could have caused considerable loss of life as well as grievous injuries to all those on board the said bus........
Thoroughly shaken and utterly bewildered passengers soon came to their senses when they Rashid writhing in uncontrollable agony and being wracked by deathly spasms; one of them immediately rung up both the 108 ambulance services as well as the local police personnel but his gallant effort proved to be futile and worthless as Rashid had already breathed his last before the much required medical aid and succour could reach him.........
Squarely laying the blame for Rashid's heroic demise on an uncaring and utterly callous system that fails to rise to the occasion every single time; the irate and frenzied passengers gave both the local police personnel as well as the ambulance service personnel a severe and rather scathing tongue lashing/lambasting when they arrived on the spot a good thirty minutes or so after being apprised of the emergency (precarious situation)..........
The very same passengers also pooled their resources and managed to raise a sum in excess of Rs. 25,000/- amongst them which was duly handed over to Rashid's kith and kin as a token of their appreciation and heartfelt gratitude to a heroic gent who saved their lives but gallantly and selflessly gave up his life in his praiseworthy and sterling effort to save them from any kind of harm..........
One only hopes and prays that both the concerned state government and owners of the private bus service take a leaf out of the passenger's book and more than adequately compensate a family that has not only tragically lost a loved one but most probably it's sole bread earner or provider.........
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