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| Harish Nanjappa can be seen gesticulating onlookers pointing at his head (video) |
February 17, 2016, NewsCrunch
Harish Nanjappa, a 23-year-old employee of a private firm in Bangalore, was cut into two in a horrific accident but showed the presence of mind to donate his organs.
A deeply disturbing video shows him lying on the NH 4 ; his torso and head in the middle of the road, while the lower part of the body is at a distance.
He can be seen gesticulating onlookers pointing at his head. He later told the paramedics in the ambulance that he wished to donate his eyes.
He succumbed to his injuries within minutes of being taken to a nearby government hospital at Nelamangala.
Dr Bhujang Shetty of Narayana Netralaya told reporters his eyes were not damaged as he was wearing a helmet.
While his eyes will gift life to two individuals, his other organs were too damaged to be harvested.
Harish Nanjappa was returning to
He lost his balance when a truck scraped his bike near Thippagondanahalli and unfortunately came under its wheels.
Though earlier media reports said Harish Nanjappa was lying unattended for nearly 30 minutes, police said an ambulance reached him in 8 minutes.
Police have booked the driver of the lorry for death due to negligence and rash driving.