Srikesh Kumar, a 45-year-old man was declared dead in a private hospital after a road accident. Hit by a motorbike in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, doctors at the hospital declared that he had passed away before arriving at the hospital.
An emergency medical officer had declared him dead after finding no signs of life. He was transported to the morgue and kept there for six hours until his family arrived.
"When a police team and his family came over to initiate the paperwork for the autopsy, he was found alive," said the hospital's medical superintendent.
An investigation is underway to determine how the authorities made this mistake. Meanwhile, Srikesh's treatment is underway as he remains in a coma.
(With inputs from NDTV).
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