<p>A kanwar Yatra pilgrim who died in a road accident saved five lives when his family members decided to donate his organs, <em><a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/kanwariya-who-died-in-car-hit-gives-new-life-to-5/articleshow/112256884.cms" rel="nofollow">The Times of India</a></em> reported. </p><p>25-year-old Sachin Khandelwal from Haryana was hit by a car in Roorkee on July 22 while he was on his way to fetch some water from the river Ganga. </p><p>He was admitted to AIIMS Rishikesh, but he slipped into a coma and passed away soon after. The doctors at the hospital approached his family who agreed to donate his organs.</p><p>A Green corridor was created between AIIMS Rishikesh and Dehradun airport, from where the organs were transported to other places. </p><p>Sachin's Kidneys, pancreas and liver were flown to Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh and Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences in Delhi, where different patients received transplantation. </p><p>Moreover, two people in Uttarakhand received his corneas. </p>.2 kanwariyas killed, 10 hurt as tractor-trolley overturns in Uttar Pradesh's Hapur.<p>Pankaj Khandelwal, Sachin's younger brother told <em>TOI, </em>"It is said that one should complete at least two kanwar when we were very young.." </p>.<p>Executive director of AIIMS Rishikesh, Professor Dr Meenu Singh, said that this was also the first-ever cadaveric organ donation procedure in the hospital. "We not only achieved a milestone in advanced medical technology but also demonstrated remarkable capability in saving lives with administrative support.." <em>ToI</em> quoted Singh.</p><p>Quite a few instances of accidents involving Kanwariyas have been reported in the past few days. </p><p>In a tragic incident that occurred on August 1, five Kanwar Yatra pilgrims, including two minors, were electrocuted to death in Jharkhand's Latehar district when their vehicle came into contact with a high-tension overhead wire, police said.</p><p>In another incident, a 17-year-old kanwariya was killed in Gurugram, while two of his associates were critically injured when a speeding truck rammed into their motorcycle here early Wednesday, triggering protests by kanwariyas who blocked the Delhi-Jaipur highway. </p><p><em>(With PTI Inputs)</em></p>
<p>A kanwar Yatra pilgrim who died in a road accident saved five lives when his family members decided to donate his organs, <em><a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/kanwariya-who-died-in-car-hit-gives-new-life-to-5/articleshow/112256884.cms" rel="nofollow">The Times of India</a></em> reported. </p><p>25-year-old Sachin Khandelwal from Haryana was hit by a car in Roorkee on July 22 while he was on his way to fetch some water from the river Ganga. </p><p>He was admitted to AIIMS Rishikesh, but he slipped into a coma and passed away soon after. The doctors at the hospital approached his family who agreed to donate his organs.</p><p>A Green corridor was created between AIIMS Rishikesh and Dehradun airport, from where the organs were transported to other places. </p><p>Sachin's Kidneys, pancreas and liver were flown to Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh and Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences in Delhi, where different patients received transplantation. </p><p>Moreover, two people in Uttarakhand received his corneas. </p>.2 kanwariyas killed, 10 hurt as tractor-trolley overturns in Uttar Pradesh's Hapur.<p>Pankaj Khandelwal, Sachin's younger brother told <em>TOI, </em>"It is said that one should complete at least two kanwar when we were very young.." </p>.<p>Executive director of AIIMS Rishikesh, Professor Dr Meenu Singh, said that this was also the first-ever cadaveric organ donation procedure in the hospital. "We not only achieved a milestone in advanced medical technology but also demonstrated remarkable capability in saving lives with administrative support.." <em>ToI</em> quoted Singh.</p><p>Quite a few instances of accidents involving Kanwariyas have been reported in the past few days. </p><p>In a tragic incident that occurred on August 1, five Kanwar Yatra pilgrims, including two minors, were electrocuted to death in Jharkhand's Latehar district when their vehicle came into contact with a high-tension overhead wire, police said.</p><p>In another incident, a 17-year-old kanwariya was killed in Gurugram, while two of his associates were critically injured when a speeding truck rammed into their motorcycle here early Wednesday, triggering protests by kanwariyas who blocked the Delhi-Jaipur highway. </p><p><em>(With PTI Inputs)</em></p>