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Rajvir Jawanda, Punjabi singer, succumbs to injuries days after Himachal road accident

The 35-year-old had been in critical condition following the accident, which occurred in Solan district while he was traveling to Shimla on his motorcycle

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Punjabi singer Rajvir Jawanda. File photo
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Punjabi singer Rajvir Jawanda, who sustained serious injuries following his road accident on September 27, passed away on Wednesday. He was 35.

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Fortis Hospital, Mohali, Director Abhijit Singh confirmed that Rajvir Jawanda was declared dead at 10:55 am on Wednesday.

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Jawanda had been in critical condition for several days following the accident, which occurred in Himachal Pradesh’s Solan district while he was traveling to Shimla on his motorcycle.

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“Despite extensive medical support and continuous monitoring by the critical care and neurosurgery teams, he succumbed to multiple organ failure this morning,” according to a hospital statement.

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The accident occurred in the Baddi area while Jawanda was riding with five friends, when he lost control of the motorcycle. He sustained severe spinal injuries and brain damage in the road accident and was on life support.

The singer suffered a cardiac arrest at a hospital in Solan before being shifted to Fortis Hospital in Mohali in an extremely critical condition on September 27.

Hailing from Pona village in Ludhiana's Jagraon, Jawanda is known for his songs "Tu dis penda", "Khush reha kar", "Sardari", 'Surname", "Afreen", "Landlord", "Down to earth" and "Kangani".

Jawanda also acted in Gippy Grewal-starrer Punjabi movie "Subedar Joginder Singh" in 2018, "Jind Jaan" in 2019 and "Mindo Taseeldarni" in 2019.

Read: Punjabi singers whose lives were cut short

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