New Delhi: IIT-Delhi’s honorary professor and renowned road safety and injury prevention expert, Dinesh Mohan died of COVID-19 on Friday, institute director V Ramgopal Rao said.
“He was under treatment at St Stephen’s Hospital after he tested positive for COVID-19. He passed away this morning due to a cardiac arrest. He was a stalwart in areas of road safety and transportation, and made immense contributions to research in the area,” Rao was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.
Renowned historian Irfan Habib took to Twitter to express his condolences. “Extremely sad to know that Professor Dinesh Mohan, dear friend and former IIT Delhi faculty succumbed to Covid. Lots of memories of serious discussions on history and science. My sincere condolences to his wife Peggy Mohan,” Habib wrote.
Extremely sad to know that Professor Dinesh Mohan, dear friend and former IIT Delhi faculty succumbed to Covid. Lots of memories of serious discussions on history and science. My sincere condolences to his wife Peggy Mohan. 🙏🙏
— S lrfan Habib (@irfhabib) May 21, 2021
Mohan (75) was a leading expert on traffic safety issues and human tolerance to injury in the world.
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