Cuttack: The death toll in the three train accident at Bahanaga in Odisha’s Balasore district on June 2 rose to 289 with the death of an injured passenger undergoing treatment at Cuttack’s SCB Medical College and Hospital since June 3 succumbing to a sudden cardiac arrest on Tuesday morning.
The deceased has been identified as Bijaya Paswan (35), a resident of Bihar’s Motihari district.
According to a letter issued by the SCB Medical College and Hospital today, the patient was admitted to the hospital’s Orthopedics department with a cervical spine injury with quadriplegia on June 3. Initially, the condition of the patient was stable but his condition began to deteriorate on June 3.
The patient was shifted to the hospital’s CICU on June 7.
“He was in a state of shock and his condition suddenly started worsening around 1.00 pm on June 13 and he was intubated with due medications around 4.00 am,” the letter read.
Around 7.00 am on Tuesday morning, the patient suffered a sudden cardiac arrest and was declared clinically dead around 9.30 am today.
