There is an adage — make hay while the sun shines. That should be changed to — 'do not make videos while others pine' — in today's day and age. A 22-year-old Vasai resident died after passers-by stood shooting videos and photos of him lying on the road for two hours instead of taking him to hospital following a bike accident on Wednesday night. The pillion rider, who escaped unscathed, ran away soon after the accident, a report said in this paper.

In a shameful incident of irresponsibility, people stood taking pictures not for one minute but for hours instead of helping this man. While he may have died anyway, there was also a slim chance that he could have lived with timely medical help.