Historian Mushirul Hasan hurt in mishap

Mushirul Hasan, former vice-chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia University and noted historian, was seriously injured after he met with an accident while he was on his way to Mewat in Haryana.
It is learned that Hasan was on his way to inaugurate a school, which has historically been plagued with lack of development and educational facilities. He left his home in Delhi at around 8 am in a car sent by the school. He was accompanied by a representative from the school and the driver.

According to the police, the accident took place a little before 11 am when Hasan was still an hour from his destination. “It appears that the car was hit by a dumper from the back. There was another dumper in front and the car was squashed in the middle,” said a senior police officer.

He was rushed to the hospital in an ambulance and the school representative alerted his family. But it took Hasan over three-and-a-half hours to reach Apollo Hospital in Delhi, where he’s currently undergoing treatment.

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A statement from the hospital said, “The patient was brought to the hospital in a critical condition and was immediately attended to by our team of experts. He is presently undergoing surgery by a competent, multi-disciplinary team of senior consultant doctors.”

It is learned that Hasan was conscious when he reached the hospital at 4 pm but his condition worsened and he went in for surgery at around 7.15 am. At the time of writing the report, doctors said that his prognosis was still unclear.