Archive · 30 Jul 2026
Pune Marathon Runner's Organ Donation Saves Four Lives
Uday Birmal was a marathon runner from Pune who was hit by an auto‑rickshaw while training on July 19.
He was taken to a hospital but could not be saved and was declared brain‑dead.
His family decided to donate his heart, liver, and both kidneys.
The heart was sent to a hospital in Mumbai through a special police‑organized route called a green corridor.
The other organs were transplanted in Pune.
Thanks to the donation, four patients received new organs and are now alive.
The story shows how organ donation can help many people and encourages others to consider donating.
37‑year‑old Pune marathon runner Uday Birmal died after being hit by an auto‑rickshaw on July 19.
He was declared brain‑dead at Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital after severe head injuries.
His family consented to donate his heart, liver, and both kidneys.
The heart was transported via a green corridor to a Mumbai hospital; the liver and kidneys were transplanted in Pune and Mumbai.
The donation saved four patients and highlighted the need for more organ donors in India.
- Who
- Uday Birmal, a 37‑year‑old marathon runner from Pune
- What
- He died after a road accident and his family donated his organs, saving four patients
- When
- Accident on July 19, 2024; brain‑dead declared on Tuesday
- Where
- Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital, Pune; heart transported to Mumbai
- Why
- Family chose organ donation to give patients a second chance at life
- Name
- Uday Birmal
- Age
- 37
- Incident date
- July 19, 2024
- Hospital
- Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital
- Organs donated
- Heart, liver, two kidneys
- Lives saved
- 4
- Transport method
- Green corridor to Mumbai
- Police involvement
- Pune Police
