Screen-grab from the CCTV footage. (Source: YouTube) Screen-grab from the CCTV footage. (Source: YouTube)

A day after M D Matebul bled to death on the road after being hit by a tempo, the Delhi government announced a decision to launch a ‘Good Samaritan Scheme’ to encourage people to help victims of road accidents.

“Government has prepared an incentive scheme under which people, including drivers of taxis and autos, taking road accident victims to hospital will be rewarded,” Delhi Home Minister Satyendar Jain said Thursday.

Moreover, the government will provide legal aid to people who help accident victims in case they face any trouble or feel “harassed” by police.

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