A live television interview of a Nepali couple broadcast from a hospital helped them locate their minor son, who was injured in the June 2 Odisha train accident and was undergoing treatment at another hospital. Ramanand Paswan, a 15-year-old boy recuperating in the ICU of a hospital in Cuttack, saw his parents watching a news channel on a TV set that was in the room and alerted the authorities.
An official said the hospital facilitated the reunion of the boy, who was traveling in the ill-fated Coromandel Express, with his parents, who were on the lookout for him after learning about the accident that killed 288 people. Came from Nepal. The boy’s father Hari Paswan said, “I am happy to have found my son. He was traveling with three of our relatives. They all died in the accident. However, he miraculously escaped unhurt.”
Ramanand Interviewing the parents brings a miraculous moment
After coming to Bhubaneswar, Hari and his wife were visiting hospital after hospital in search of their son. While at AIIMS, Bhubaneswar, he met a journalist from a local TV news channel, who reported on his ordeal.
Ramanand watched the report on TV in his room and identified his parents. He informed the hospital administration about this. SCB Medical College emergency officer Dr BN Moharana said, “The hospital called the TV channel’s office, received the video and re-checked to confirm about Ramanand’s parentage. Following this, the hospital authorities succeeded in reuniting Ramanand with his parents. told news agency PTI.
“An emotional moment for us as Ramanand Paswan, a 15-year-old boy from Nepal who was a victim of the Balasore train accident, has been miraculously reunited with his parents,” the hospital tweeted.
The Coromandel Express collided with a stationary goods train at 7 pm on 2 June, derailing most of its coaches. Some of them fell on the last few coaches of the Bengaluru-Howrah Express, which was passing at the same time. Overall, 288 people were killed in the accident and more than 1,200 were injured.