Archive · 22 Sep 2026
Guntur Donor Heart Reaches Tirupati, Saves 14-Year-Old Girl
A 38-year-old man was declared brain dead after a road accident in Guntur.
His family agreed to donate his organs.
Doctors sent his heart to a hospital in Tirupati for a child who needed a transplant.
No air ambulance was available, so the heart traveled by road.
The journey took about four hours.
Doctors performed an eight-hour operation on a 14-year-old girl.
They said the operation was successful.
The girl is now being watched closely in intensive care.
A 38-year-old man declared brain dead after a Guntur road accident became an organ donor.
His family agreed to donate his heart for transplantation.
Because no air ambulance was available, the heart was transported by road from Guntur to Tirupati.
The vehicle left around 3 p.m. and reached Sri Padmavathi Children’s Heart Centre at about 7 p.m.
Doctors completed an eight-hour transplant on a 14-year-old girl, the centre’s 27th heart transplant.
- Who
- The heart came from a 38-year-old man declared brain dead after a road accident and was transplanted into a 14-year-old girl.
- What
- Doctors performed a successful heart transplant.
- When
- The vehicle left Guntur around 3 p.m. and arrived around 7 p.m.; the surgery lasted eight hours. One report dates the journey to September 20, while another describes it as Sunday.
- Where
- The heart was transported from Guntur to Sri Padmavathi Children’s Heart Centre in Tirupati.
- Why
- The donor’s family agreed to organ donation, allowing the heart to be used for the girl’s transplant.
- Donor
- A 38-year-old man declared brain dead after a road accident
- Recipient
- A 14-year-old girl
- Transport
- The heart traveled by road from Guntur to Tirupati because no air ambulance was available
- Journey
- The vehicle left around 3 p.m. and arrived around 7 p.m.
- Hospital
- Sri Padmavathi Children’s Heart Centre
- Surgery
- The transplant operation lasted eight hours
- Centre milestone
- The procedure was the centre’s 27th heart transplant
