Kochi, Dec. 24 -- A Kollam resident, Linu, who was critically injured in a road accident near Udayamperoor, Ernakulam, has died despite an emergency surgical procedure performed by doctors at the accident site.
Linu was riding his two-wheeler when he collided with another vehicle on Sunday night, sustaining severe facial injuries and blocked airways, leaving him unable to breathe.
With an ambulance yet to arrive, three doctors - Dr. B. Manoop, Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Government Medical College, Kottayam, along with Dr. Thomas Peter and Dr. Didiya K. Thomas of a private hospital in Ernakulam - stopped after noticing the accident.
Realizing the victim might not survive until reaching a hospital, the doctors perform...