- September 20, 2026
27-year-old road accident victim gives new lease of life, sight to four patients
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Chandigarh, Sep 20 (PTI) For the family of a 27-year-old Kuldeep Singh, the days following his road accident brought a grief no family is ever prepared to face.
Yet, while struggling to come to terms with the sudden and devastating loss of Kuldeep, his family found the courage to make a decision that would allow a part of him to live on in others.
A resident of Jagadhri in Haryana’s Yamuna Nagar, Kuldeep was admitted to PGIMER on September 15, after sustaining a severe head injury in a road traffic accident.
He was initially taken to Civil Hospital in Yamuna Nagar, but was subsequently referred to the PGIMER.
According to a PGIMER statement on Sunday evening, Kuldeep, who worked in a steel factory, was riding his scooty when a speed breaker caused him to fall.
For his mother, Bira Rani, the reality of losing her son was devastating. For his younger brother, Parminder, the loss of his elder brother came as a profound shock that changed the family forever. In the midst of this overwhelming grief, the family was counselled about organ donation.
Following two assessments by the Brain Stem Death Certification Committee on September 17, brain stem death was certified as per established protocols.
In their time of grief, the family consented to donate all of Kuldeep’s organs and corneas — a final act of kindness that became a beginning for others.
Both kidneys and corneas were successfully retrieved and transplanted at PGIMER, giving two renal failure patients a second lease of life, while two patients received sight through corneal transplantation, it said.
Bira Rani, the bereaved mother, spoke on the pain of losing Kuldeep and the solace the family draws from his donation.
“It is impossible for us to accept that Kuldeep is no longer coming home. The house, the family, and everything around us feels different without him. But when we think that his organs have given someone another chance to live and his corneas may help someone see, we feel that a part of Kuldeep is still with us. We want his life to carry a message of hope for others,” she said.
For Kuldeep’s younger brother Parminder, the loss has also become a deeply personal call to prevent other families from suffering a similar fate.
He said, “What happened to my elder brother should not happen to anyone else. I will work towards creating awareness about road traffic accidents and promoting road safety so that others can be protected from such tragedies.” Swati Thapa, the transplant coordinator at PGIMER, counselled the family and facilitated the consent for organ donation.
Dr Vijay Tadia, Nodal Officer, Regional Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation North, PGIMER, said, “For a family to think of saving other lives while dealing with the loss of their own loved one requires immense courage. Kuldeep’s family has shown remarkable humanity. Their decision has enabled both kidneys and corneas to be used for transplantation and has brought hope to patients who were waiting for it.” PTI SUN KSI KSI
(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed – PTI)
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