Bike accidents in India

[Roshun]

This is not a thread I would like to be starting. But it is one that highlights the poor safety standards of our roads and the risks one takes when riding a bike in India. The latest bit of news is that one of India's top women bikers, Veenu Paliwal, from Jaipur died in a road accident in Madhya Pradesh while on an all-India tour on a Harley. Here's a link to the news article: Prominent woman biker Veenu Paliwal dies in road accident in MP

Veenu was apparently wearing full protective gear at the time of the accident. It's not clear what exactly happened, but the article says she skidded off the road. Another article from WheelStreet says that she first was given an injection for a hand injury from the accident and then her pulse started dropping, after which she was sent to another hospital and then died.

That's left me wondering not just about the safety aspect of our roads, but also the state of the primary health centres and the quality of first aid that can be given. If it really is medical negligence that lead to this unfortunate death, it is really sad. HVKumar had started a GS Initiative for precisely these kind of situations - where help is needed urgently. I wish we had a much better system that can cover the country effectively.

What do you think can be done to improve reaction times in an emergency and road safety?

[n00b]

It's a very sad news, also since she's from my native place. I just hope my parents don't come across the news and the story or they'll not let me get home my Himalayan next month.
RIP.

[Nikhil_Kalra_11_77868]

Police official describes how exactly Veenu died

[kaiserketkar]

It's sad. To have what appears to be a minor road accident and then die due to alleged medical negligence. Just plain sad.
Highlights the need for a proper emergency medical support system for our roads and highways.
RIP.

[kaiserketkar]

UPDATE:
According to reports, it wasn't medical negligence that led to her death, but "her liver had burst completely which caused the death. It seems that some object had hit her body fiercely as she fell on the road during the mishap" according to Dr BL Arya, CMHO Vidisha.
Unfortunate.

Full news article:
http://english.pradesh18.com/news/ma...rt-885267.html

[Roshun]

UPDATE:
According to reports, it wasn't medical negligence that led to her death, but "her liver had burst completely which caused the death. It seems that some object had hit her body fiercely as she fell on the road during the mishap" according to Dr BL Arya, CMHO Vidisha.
Unfortunate.

Full news article:
http://english.pradesh18.com/news/ma...rt-885267.html

The video above has the police saying that her partner on the ride said that some injection was given that led to her death. But I suppose the post mortem report is more accurate. Internal bleeding is often unnoticed and can cause death after a while. It is quite sad that we don't have proper medical facilities or ambulances / paramedics that can preempt these things. Abroad, they ask you not to even move till a paramedic gets to the site, and they are often there within minutes. In India, we still have a long way to go before such facilities are available.