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There was a marked difference between others and the four North Indian patients with splints and bandages in ward no 205 — they had absolutely no family around, nor were they expecting anyone.
“There was a loud noise, and before we knew what happened, the entire area turned completely dark,” recounted Sonilal (20) to the plastic surgeon examining the cut above his eye. These six workers, who had been working on-site over the past 18 months, were injured in the crane crash on Wednesday night.
As they lay there alone in the emergency ward of the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, their thoughts seemed to hinge on borrowing a mobile phone and calling home — “They must have lost theirs or had it been stolen in the confusion,” remarked a nurse.
The worst affected was Imanullah (35), whose legs and lower spine were criticially injured. “His legs have been immobilized and spine crushed. He may have to continue like a paraplegic, but we are taking some scans now,” said a senior doctor. He alone was kept in ward no 201, because of his near-critical condition.
Others — Jamal (20), Ravindran (23), Sadif-al-aslam (23) and Ajai Mohan Singh (35) — were injured, but were in no immediate danger. Sadif alone had a bad fracture on his left pelvis and leg while Ajai’s bone on the left hand was completely smashed. “All of these have been treated,” confirmed the doctor.
It might be a long wait before their relatives from Bihar, Odisha and other places may come down to nurse them back to health.
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