AIIMS doctors injured in mishap recuperating

New Delhi: The director of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Sunday expressed condolences over the demise of three of its doctors, two of them women, who died in an accident on the Yamuna Expressway.

Dr Randeep Guleria, director, AIIMS, condoled the untimely and unfortunate demise of the young resident doctors and said a team has been constituted to provide care to the injured and assist their family member.

Seven doctors, posted as resident doctors in Emergency Medicine department of the premier healthcare institute, were travelling to Agra from Delhi in an SUV to celebrate the birthday of Dr Harshad Wankhade, who was killed in the accident. Police said the SUV had rammed into a canter around 2.30 am.

The deceased included Dr Yashpreet Kathpal (25), Dr Hembala (25), and Dr Wankhade (35).

Among the injured doctors were Dr Abhinava Singh, Dr Cathreen Halam, Dr Mahesh Kumar and Dr Jitendra Maurya, who were rushed to AIIMS, where doctors said all the four injured are stable.

One of them suffered a face bone fracture and injuries to the hips, while another doctor suffered a wrist fracture.

The other two resident doctors suffered minor bruises, authorities at the hospital further said.