Indian Idol 12 winner Pawandeep Rajan met with a road accident near Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh in May. He sustained fractures in both legs, an injury to his right arm, and a head injury, for which he underwent multiple surgeries. Almost seven months after his accident, Pawandeep made his first appearance on Salim-Sulaiman’s podcast. During the conversation, Pawandeep revisited the tragedy and recalled how, even though he was bedridden for months, he took this adversity positively.
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Pawandeep recalled the incident and said, “I had gotten a show. I was supposed to leave for it in the daytime, but then we left in the evening, thinking we would reach by morning. It was around 3 am, and I was asleep. By the time I woke up, the accident had already happened. The driver dozed off, and one truck was standing on the road, so he rammed the car into the truck. I was just sitting there, my door was not opening, and only one hand was working. I was telling people to help me get out of the car.”
The singer recalled how no one came forward to help until the police arrived at the scene. “Initially, no one was helping us, then the police came. The car had caught fire, and I was inside it at the time. One of them pulled me out. I don’t know how long I was inside, but when I woke up, I was out of the car. Then I was taken to the hospital. Both my legs and a hand were broken. I called up home and asked my family to come. I just thought about getting it treated at the earliest. It has all gotten better now,” Pawandeep shared.
Sharing an update on his recovery, Pawandeep Rajan said, “For a month, I couldn’t move even from left to right; now I can walk a little, so I feel happy. That time taught me the importance of being able to walk. When an incident happens, you should get over it as soon as possible. Be happy and just take it as a part of life. I had to go through it; it happened. I have started walking a little now, and maybe it will get better after a month. After the accident happened, I was bedridden. Then after I came to Mumbai by a flight, with my leg in that state. I was bedridden here for a month, and then I started walking slowly. I have also slowly started playing the guitar again. My hand has recovered a little, however, it’s yet to heal.”
Pawandeep Rajan’s accident
On May 5, 2025, singer Pawandeep Rajan was heading to Delhi to catch a flight to Ahmedabad, where he had to perform a live show. Unfortunately, around 3 am near Uttar Pradesh, his car collided with a stationary truck. The singer suffered several injuries and was initially taken to a nearby government hospital, and was later shifted to a better hospital in Delhi NCR, where Pawandeep underwent multiple surgeries.
