Pilibhit, March 11 -- In an interesting turn of events, a woman who was declared 'brain-dead' at a hospital in Bareilly, came back to life after a car she was travelling in struck a pothole, as her husband claimed on Wednesday.

The patient identified as Vineeta Shukla had fainted on February 22, after receiving initial treatment at Pilhibit, she was referred to Bareilly, where she was treated for two days.

"When there was no improvement, she was discharged from there and brought back. All the preparations were done at the cremation ground," Dr Rakesh Singh, who looked after Vineeta told ANI.

The woman was also treated with anti-snake venom as soon as her relatives noticed a little movement while they were back on their way.

"We deploy...