A woman patient was charred to death when the ambulance, transporting her to another hospital, hit an electric pole and caught fire in this district early Tuesday morning, police said.
The shocking mishap happened when the deceased patient, Sulochana (57), was shifted from a Medical College Hospital to a private hospital here for an emergency surgery, they said.
The high-speeding ambulance skidded after losing control and hit a wayside electric pole, thus catching fire, police said.
Besides the woman patient and the driver, two persons, a doctor, and a nurse were also in the vehicle. They had a narrow escape with minor injuries, but the patient got trapped in the vehicle and was charred to death.
The rescued persons were rushed to a nearby hospital, police added.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
Featured Video Of The Day
BJP vs Trinamool Over Chilling Video Of Woman's Public Flogging In Bengal
Kerala Boy Gets Head Stuck In Neighbour's Door, Dies: Cops CBI Arrests 4 Kerala Cops In Case Linked To 30-Year-Old Man's Custodial Death Kerala Ex Cop Jailed For 6 Years For Harassing Minor Indian-American Man's Rs 8,300 Crore Fraud Scheme Shakes Top US Investors Days After Oath, BJP Ally C Naidu Seeks Meet With Congress's Revanth Reddy BJP Alleges Rahul Gandhi Insulted Hindus, Portions Of His Speech Expunged Nagpur Mercedes Crash: Woman Driver Surrenders Before Police SRMJEE Counselling Registration Opens, Seat Allotment Results On July 7 Fourth Of July: All You Need To Know About America's Independence Day Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.