Ghanshyam was sleeping on his own foot after it was amputated by doctors (SWNS)

This is the shocking moment a man used his own left FOOT as a pillow after it was amputated following a bus crash.

The 28-year-old man, known only as Ghanshyam, was working as a helper on a school bus when it overturned while trying to avoid colliding with a tractor.

He was taken to Jhansi Medical College, 34 miles from the accident site, where doctors amputated his leg and placed it under his head as a pillow, according to his furious relatives.

View photos The 28-year-old was later taken to a private hospital (SWNS) More

One relative, Janaki Prasad, said: ‘When we reached the hospital, we saw his leg being used as a headrest.

‘I repeatedly asked the doctors to intervene but they refused.

‘Finally, after about two hours, I managed to get a pillow for him from the market and that’s when the leg was removed.’

The Uttar Pradesh government is now investigating the hospital and action will be taken against those found responsible.

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Medical Education Minister Ashutosh Tandon has ordered the suspension of emergency medical officer Dr Mahendra Pal Singh, senior resident Dr Alok Agarwal and nurses Deepa Narang and Shashi Srivastava.

Dr Sadhna Kaushik, principal of the medical college, believes the incident was the result of a prank.

She said: ‘I have spoken to 30 people in the emergency (ward), no one saw any staffer doing it.’

Ghanshyam was transferred to a private hospital by his family following the incident.