Champawat, July 9 -- A swift and timely intervention by an Indian Army Medical Officer helped save the life of a road accident victim on the Banbasa-Champawat road near Sukhidhang on Wednesday.

According to the official statment by the Indian Army, at approximately 11:05 AM, Major General V K Patra of the Indian Army was travelling from Bareilly to Pithoragarh when he noticed a group of people gathered around a motorcyclist lying motionless on the road, about 2 km before the Chalthi turn near Sukhidhang. Bystanders informed him that the victim had succumbed to his injuries.

Drawing upon his medical expertise, Major General Patra immediately examined the victim and found him to be unresponsive, with no palpable pulse and no spontaneous b...