Chandigarh, Jan. 13 -- A road accident victim lost the battle of his life on Friday but gave a new lease of life to three patients by donating his organs at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER). Harpinder Singh, a 40-year-old resident of Noorpur Bedi in Anandpur Sahib was hit by a vehicle while he was riding two wheeler. After sustaining grievous head injury, Singh was admitted to PGIMER on Tuesday.

Despite sustained and advanced critical care, his neurological condition deteriorated. He was declared brainstem on Friday, in adherence to the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act (THOTA). The case was registered as a medico-legal case.

Amid profound personal loss, Harpinder's wife took the decis...