Inchara Udupi
Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (SP)
Udupi, Mar 18: Deputy commissioner (DC) of this district, by carrying persons injured in a road accident on national highway in his own vehicle to the hospital, exhibited in ample measure his concern for the people in distress. His humanitarian concern and helping nature have come in for appreciation from various quarters.
In a head-on collision between two motorbikes which happened in front of Vidyaniketan group of educational institutions at Kaup on Tuesday, March 17, both the bike riders had suffered injuries. Udupi DC G Jagadeesha, who was passing by that way, carried the injured to the local hospital in his own vehicle and thus won over the hearts of the people.
After the said accident, the locals were struggling to find a vehicle to admit the injured into the hospital. The deputy commissioner, who was proceeding towards the town from the direction of Mangaluru, stopped his vehicle and asked his staff to admit the injured into the hospital. The staff took the injured to Prashanth Hospital. Till they returned after admitting the injured, the DC stayed at the spot of the accident and conducted spot check.
The people have been liberal in praising the deputy commissioner for coming to the rescue of the injured bikers when they were badly in need of a Samaritan.