BBC Morning Live star Dr Punam Krishan has urged people to "never take anything or anyone for granted" following a terrifying car crash on the way home from work. The GP, who makes regular appearances on the breakfast show alongside Welsh presenter Gethin Jones, will appear on the programme on Friday, March 31 to share her advice on how to cope during and after an accident.
Sharing the news, the official BBC Morning Live Twitter account wrote: "On her way home last week, Dr Punam had the terrifying experience of being in a car crash. She's doing well now, and will be here on Friday sharing some extremely important tips on how to cope during and after an accident."
Dr Punam has herself taken to Instagram to share a powerful and emotive account of what happened, urging people never to take anything for granted after her "life flashed before her eyes." Posting a picture of a number of floral bouquets from well-wishers, she told her 40,000 followers: "One minute you could be cruising along, living your best life and the next you could see it all flash before your eyes. This is what happened to me as I lost total control of everything as my car aquaplaned across the lanes on a busy motorway at 70mph causing me to crash straight into the central reservation a few days ago.
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"All blurry but yet so vivid, in slow motion but also too fast to register, so deafening but simultaneously silent; An experience of absolute fear but one that’s left an overwhelming sense of gratitude. All this, all at once!"
She added: "I'm still trying to process what the hell happened but there are key people that I can’t stop thinking about whose selfless acts of kindness, compassion and care will stay with me forever. There are people who will slow down, look and drive on when they witness a RTA but then there are people who stop, step up and play a significant a role in helping you. Absolute heroes."
Dr Punam went on to detail the support she received from "an angel" who was first on seen who kept telling her to breath while looking straight at her with "compassion, love and reassurance," as another woman took charge of informing and updating relevant services, family and friends.
The GP explained: "She even gave me her blanket to keep me warm and told me to keep it as the paramedics lifted me out. I’ve got it beside me now as a reminder of the sweetest strangers who’ll touch your life in the most significant of ways. You might never see them again but there’s real goodness out there."
The BBC star went onto thank the fire rescue team, first responders, paramedics and a policer officer who helped as well as the "wonderful" trauma team at Royal Preston Hospital.
Dr Punam signed off her message by writing: "Got home to the cuddles from hubby and my babies and man did I cry like a baby. I keep getting haunted by thoughts of what if the kids were in the car but thank God they weren’t. Thank God I’m alive. Thank God for my car that saved me. Thank God for everything.
"Resting and healing now. What a way to be reminded of how anything and everything can change so instantly and that often it is so far out of our control so never take anything or anyone for granted." For more showbiz and television stories get our newsletter here.
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