A 65-year-old man in Maharashtra’s Kolhapur seemingly “came back to life” after an ambulance carrying his presumed lifeless body hit a speed breaker. The incident unfolded on December 16.
Pandurang Ulpe, a resident of Kasaba-Bawada, had suffered a heart attack and was rushed to a hospital, where he was declared dead by doctors. His family arranged to transport his body home for the last rites.
As the ambulance carrying Ulpe’s body drove over a speed breaker, his family noticed something extraordinary—his fingers moved. They immediately diverted the ambulance to another hospital.
At the second hospital, Ulpe was admitted for intensive care and underwent angioplasty. After a 15-day stay, he was discharged.
“I had come home from a walk and was sitting after sipping tea. I felt dizzy and breathless. I went to the bathroom and vomited. I don’t remember what happened afterwards, including who took me to the hospital,” Pandurang Ulpe was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.
The hospital that initially declared Ulpe dead has yet to issue a statement regarding the incident.