Ahmedabad: Just how many times have we seen an accident on the city road or the highway and moved past as we didn't have the time or energy to involve ourselves into police matters?
On August 21, 2002, Dr Subroto Das and his wife were driving on the National Highway 8 to Baroda when their vehicle crashed into a tree. Seriously injured, the couple waited for help. It was almost after four hours that help arrived. While Das and his wife survived, the incident shook them.
Each year more than 90,000 people die in road accidents on the highways because of delayed evacuation.
Das took on the challenge of catering to this problem by setting up lifeline foundation - a highway rescue project that promises help to all accident victims in exactly 20 minutes.
“The first step was to ensure help reached during the golden hour, upgrading the existing providers hospitals ambulances,” he says.