{"id":207018,"date":"2026-03-12T19:41:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T14:11:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsfed.in\/english\/?p=207018"},"modified":"2026-03-12T19:41:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T14:11:59","slug":"miracle-on-highway-pothole-jolt-revives-brain-dead-woman-as-family-prepared-for-funeral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsfed.in\/english\/miracle-on-highway-pothole-jolt-revives-brain-dead-woman-as-family-prepared-for-funeral\/","title":{"rendered":"Miracle on Highway: Pothole Jolt Revives ‘Brain-Dead’ Woman as Family Prepared for Funeral"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In a story that blurs the line between medical science and a miracle, a 50-year-old woman in Uttar Pradesh was jolted back to life after her ambulance hit a deep pothole. Vineeta Shukla, a resident of Pilibhit, was declared “brain-dead” by specialists in Bareilly and was being transported home for her final rites. However, a violent jerk on the highway changed her fate, turning a mournful journey into a celebration of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ordeal began on February 22, 2026, when Vineeta collapsed at home. After a brief period on ventilator support, doctors at a private hospital informed her husband, Kuldeep Kumar Shukla, that she had no brainstem reflexes and was effectively dead. On February 24, as the ambulance hit a massive pothole near Hafizganj on NH-74, the severe impact caused Vineeta to suddenly start breathing normally. Witnessing the movement, her husband immediately diverted the ambulance to another hospital in Pilibhit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Upon reaching the new facility, neurosurgeons suspected that Vineeta might have been suffering from a severe neurotoxic reaction, possibly due to a hidden snake bite, which mimicked the symptoms of brain death. After nearly 13 days of intensive care and anti-venom treatment, she recovered fully and returned home this week. While potholes are usually seen as a public hazard, for the Shukla family, that one uneven stretch of road became a literal lifesaver.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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