Authorities later said the ambulance was delayed because it was undergoing repairs, (Representational)
Palakkad, Kerala:
A nine months pregnant tribal woman in Kerala was carried to hospital in a makeshift stretcher made of a bed sheet tied to logs because of non-availability of an ambulance, reports said on Wednesday. She later delivered a baby girl.
Attapadi village, the biggest tribal settlement in the Kerala does not still have proper roads.
The visuals of a group of tribal men and women carrying her across a stream were aired by a TV channel on Wednesday afternoon.
After crossing the stream, the people waited for an ambulance at a point where the motorable road starts.
When the ambulance did not come, even after a long wait, they continued to walk till they managed to get a private vehicle which transported them to the hospital.
Responding to the incident, authorities said the ambulance did not arrive because it was under repair.
Attapadi village, the biggest tribal settlement in the Kerala does not still have proper roads.
The visuals of a group of tribal men and women carrying her across a stream were aired by a TV channel on Wednesday afternoon.
After crossing the stream, the people waited for an ambulance at a point where the motorable road starts.
When the ambulance did not come, even after a long wait, they continued to walk till they managed to get a private vehicle which transported them to the hospital.
Responding to the incident, authorities said the ambulance did not arrive because it was under repair.
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