In a shocking incident in south Delhi, a 30-year-old filmmaker lay bleeding on a busy road for about half an hour, after being involved in a collision with a bike, with the onlookers and passersby recording videos and selfies even as his life ebbed away.30-year-old filmmaker bleeds on road after collision with bike in south DelhiAccording to the reports, Piyush Pal, who had suffered severe head and facial injuries, didnt get a fighting chance because of the familiar lack of empathy of Delhiites in such situations. Sadly, his laptop and mobile were stolen.This accident took place on Outer Ring Road, in the carriageway that goes from IIT crossing to Nehru Place, around 09:45 pm on Saturday, going by the time stamp on the CCTV footage secured from a petrol pump at Panchsheel Enclave. This route already has a steady stream of vehicles throughout the day. However, it was only half an hour later when Pankaj Jain and a few others stopped to check what the commotion was all about that things began moving.Speaking to the media, Jain said, “He had lost a lot of blood and people who were standing there told me he had been there for around half an hour. I asked two or three other people for help to lift him.They then put Pal in an autorickshaw and rushed to a clinic nearby, which was not equipped to handle this case. After which, they immediately took him to PSRI Multispeciality Hospital on Press Enclave Marg, about 4km away, through the heavy traffic. It was around 11 pm when Pal finally got medical help, but the delay may have proved costly.According to the police, they received a PCR call about the incident at around 10: 11 pm.Briefing about this case, the DCP of South Delhi, Chand Chowdhary said, “The caller said two people were injured. Our men reached the spot by 10.30 pm but both persons were found to have been shifted to different hospitals.”No eyewitnesses were found at the spot. One of the injured had been shifted to PSRI Hospital and another to AIIMS Trauma Centre.What CCTV footage showsTaking notes from the CCTV footage, the DCP said that it shows Pal hitting another bike being driven by a man identified as Bunty (26). Pals friends dispute this version. He worked as a freelance photographer at Gurugram while Bunty was a driver, also based in Gurugram.Based on Buntys statement and analysis of CCTV footage, a case of accident was registered on Monday. On Tuesday evening, we received the news of Pals death, added Chowdhary.Even his laptop, cash were stolen: Pals friendWhat has left Pals friends like Swarnendu Bose aghast is the callousness of people in Delhi. The worst part is that for a long time, no one stepped forward to take him to the hospital or help him. The people who finally took him to the hospital told us that bystanders were recording videos and taking selfies but no one was helping him, said Bose.His mobile phone and laptop were taken away. His parents were trying to reach him on his phone but the person who took it kept cutting the calls and later switched off the phone. Had someone taken those calls and told the family, things could have been different, said Bose.Reportedly, the freelancer filmmaker was just a few kilometres away from his home in Kalkaji when tragedy struck. His family runs a shop that sells puja items in Chittaranjan Park.As per Pals friend, he had bought a new Hero X Pulse bike and was probably returning from a fitness centre in R K Puram when the accident happened.Piyush Pal died laterThe head of neuro intervention and senior consultant, neurosurgery, at PSRI Hospital, Dr Sumit Goyal, said, The patient was brought to the hospital around 11 pm. He was in a very critical condition with severe head and facial injuries. He was immediately put on ventilator support and medicines were started to stabilise his falling blood pressure. However, with such severe injuries, despite all efforts, he passed away.However, he was pronounced dead around 05.13 pm on Tuesday.An autopsy was conducted and his body was handed over to his relatives on Wednesday for the last rites. The cremation took place late evening at Nigam Bodh Ghat.
