India, March 11 -- From sorrow and despair to joy and celebration, a family in Uttar Pradesh travelled a long journey of emotions in a short span as a woman declared brain-dead by doctors came back to life, credits to a pothole.

The incident reportedly took place on the Bareilly-Haridwar NH-74, where a pothole proved lucky for Vineeta Shukla, who was declared brain-dead by doctors last month after suddenly fainting while managing work at her home on February 22.

Her upset and shattered family was bringing her back home on February 24 for her last rites after doctors at the hospital told them there was "no hope of survival", Times of India reported.

"She was not breathing. There was only a sinking heartbeat," Vineeta's husband Kuldeep K...