More than 1,37,000 were killed in road accidents in 2013 alone, the number must have doubled itself, as we stand together to bid farewell to 2016.

Everybody who dies on the road is someone's family; someone's father, someone's brother, someone's husband, someone's son-- while there are many relationships to keep, not many lives are saved.

Recently, Ajay Gupta, a 45-year-old cyclist lost his life to a terrible road accident. Ajay was a cyclist and was going about his day when he was hit by a car, dragged to a distance until he hit the pavement and stopped.

The catch here is that the person who was driving the car was a doctor- someone we consider next to God, when it comes to saving lives.

After hitting Ajay, Dr Kumar forcefully dragged him and this resulted in the man's death.

"According to the post-mortem report Ajay’s injuries were beyond tolerance, his skull was comminuted, left clavicle fractured and so was his left shoulder joint, his sternum was badly fractured and multiple ribs were broken. While he was being dragged on the road, his left ankle was amputated, and a lacerated wound opened on the left side of his arm. There was no way Ajay could have survived this accident." says his wife.

Ajay

The wife understands that such events occur out of chance and nobody can control them, but what irked her is the fact that a doctor made no efforts to save his husband.

Dr Sunil, true to his profession, should have rushed my husband to a hospital to attempt saving his life. Instead, Dr Sunil Kumar stepped out of the car and ran away! This is a violation of the single most important principle that every doctor stands for - saving lives.

She's now seeking justice for her husband's death. If you want to help her, please sign the petition here.

"I cannot do this alone." she writes.

Millions of people die every year due to road accidents, but this case is slightly different. It's the doctor who killed a man, out of his fear of being caught.

It's a direct violation of our trust in doctors and their work ethics.