At 10.30pm on November 11, Bilal Shaikh, 27, was on his way to Jaslok Hospital to tend to his ailing father when a bizarre accident not only left him grievously injured but shocked to the core.

Riding his bike when he was about to take a turn near the Heera Panna shopping centre at Tardeo, the driver of a moving car ahead of him suddenly opened the door on the driver's side. Losing control of his bike, Bilal hit the ground with such force that he broke his collarbone and a bone behind the ear.