Quick-Thinking Youth Prevents Major Accident as Auto Driver Suffers Seizure in Pune

Parvati, 2nd January 2025: Yesterday, a rickshaw driver experienced a seizure while driving his auto rickshaw on a bustling Pune road with a passenger seated behind. Thanks to the quick thinking of a youth, the rickshaw was stopped, the driver was rescued, and a potential major road accident was averted.

Yesterday afternoon, Amol Pardeshi, the youth in question, was heading home when he noticed a rickshaw being driven erratically near City Pride Square in the Parvati area. The passenger was shouting for help. Demonstrating the presence of mind, Pardeshi ran towards the auto-rickshaw and managed to stop it. The rickshaw’s driver, Hamir Syed, was experiencing a seizure and had lost control of the vehicle.

Pardeshi calmed Syed down and looked after him until his seizure subsided. After a while, Syed regained consciousness but was terrified. Pardeshi then safely dropped him home.

Amol Pardeshi, who is active in politics and affiliated with the Nationalist Congress Party as the vice president of its youth wing in Pune, shared, “I did whatever my instincts told me to do. After rescuing Hamir and dropping him safely at home, his smile while bidding farewell was a receipt of my good work.”

Guidelines for Handling Seizures:

1. Stay calm, protect from injury, and ease the person to the ground
2. Don’t restrain or put anything in their mouth; time the seizure
3. Roll them into the recovery position after the seizure ends
4. Call emergency services for prolonged seizures or if the person doesn’t regain consciousness
5. After the seizure, let them rest and ensure normal breathing before offering food or drink