Shocking: Accident Exposes Emerging Insensitivity to Emergencies
Florine Roche
Pics: Dayanand Kukkaje
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore
Mangalore, Nov 4: Mangaloreans in particular and Indians in general are known for their helping nature. But this unique nature of our people to respond and render a helping hand immediately to those in distress is taking a severe beating these days with more and more incidents exposing the increased insensitivity of people.
If the Mumbai incident of bravehearts losing lives fighting against goondas even when people watched as silent spectators is still fresh in the minds of daijiworld’s readers, the accident that occurred in Mangalore this evening proves that the helping nature of Mangaloreans is on the wane or has vanished for sure.
This accident I am referring to occurred at 6.15 pm this evening near Rao and Rao Circle at State Bank. A man in his 40’s fell under route no 12 bus that plies between State Bank and Polali. His legs were caught in the front tyre of the bus and no sooner people started to gather at the site of the accident. But the driver of the bus was sitting on his seat for nearly 10 minutes as if nothing had happened and even the conductor did not bother to do anything worthwhile.
Hundreds of people had gathered at the accident scene and the man was writhing in pain seeking help but none went to help him out. Chaos and confusion reigned as inquisitive people were trying to know what exactly had happened. But none of those who had gathered or even the bus driver or conductor thought it fit to assist the man and extract his leg from under the bus tyre.
For nearly 10 minutes the main cried in vain until some auto drivers came to his rescue and took him to the hospital. By the time he reached the hospital almost 15 to 20 minutes or even more were lost which are crucial in accident cases.
Here the man in question had injured his legs and would survive the accident if he has not suffered any other injury, despite the delay of 10 minutes. But wasting the crucial 10 minutes in some severe accident cases might prove fatal for the victims.
This incident is a chill reminder to all of us that we are becoming more and more self-centric and insensitive, even forgetting that any of us may be victims of such accidents.