‘Indian Idol 12’ winner Pawandeep Rajan stable after surgery following major road accident-OxBig News Network

Pawandeep Rajan
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Indian Idol Season 12 winner Pawandeep Rajan, who suffered severe injuries in a major road accident on Monday, is now stable and under medical observation after a 6-hour surgery at a private hospital in Delhi NCR.

The singer’s team issued the update in a statement posted on his official Instagram handle. “Yesterday (Monday) was a very difficult and hard day for the family and all his well wishers. Whole day he was struggling with severe pain and unconsciousness. However, after whole lot of diagnosis and examinations, he was taken into the operation theatre around 7 pm and after 6 hours some of his major fractures has been operated successfully and he is currently in Medical ICU under observation (sic),” read the statement, adding that the singer will be operated for the rest of the injuries after three-four days of rest.

At around 2:30 AM on Monday, Pawandeep’s SUV rammed into a stationary canter truck that had broken down on the roadside on National Highway-9 near Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh. The musician, along with his friend Ajay Mehra and driver Rahul Singh, was travelling to Delhi to catch a flight to Ahmedabad for an event.

According to his team, Pawandeep, who suffered severe injuries in the accident, was operated on at a nearby medical facility but was later shifted to a private hospital in Delhi NCR.

Priliminary investigation has revealed that the car’s driver fell asleep while driving and lost control of the vehicle. The driver and Pawandeep’s co-passenger too suffered severe injuries and are being treated at the facility, state reports.