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A mates were killed and respective vehicles and a constabulary outpost were damaged erstwhile a speeding ambulance rammed into their two-wheeler adjacent Double Road successful Wilson Garden postulation constabulary presumption limits connected Saturday (November 1, 2025) morning. Several 2 wheelers and a constabulary outpost were besides damaged.
The deceased person been identified arsenic Ismail, 40 and Sameena Banu, 33. The mates was travelling connected a scooter erstwhile an ambulance coming astatine precocious velocity from the Richmond Circle broadside crashed into them from behind, said the police.
The awesome was red, and the mates had stopped their motorcycle erstwhile the ambulance, allegedly driven recklessly, failed to dilatory down and deed them. The interaction was truthful terrible that some were crushed nether the ambulance and died connected the spot.
The ambulance, which reportedly belonged to a backstage hospital, did not person immoderate diligent connected committee astatine the clip of the accident. Despite this, the operator is said to person been speeding with the siren on.
After hitting the couple, the ambulance collided with 3 different bikes and dragged 1 of them for astir 50 meters earlier coming to a halt aft crashing into a constabulary outpost. The injured were identified arsenic Riyan and Siddiq.
The incidental triggered nationalist outrage astatine the spot, with aggravated locals overturning the ambulance successful protestation to propulsion retired the vehicles and victims crushed nether the vehicle. They alleged that this was the 2nd specified incidental involving an ambulance successful the country and accused drivers of misusing sirens and driving recklessly adjacent erstwhile not carrying patients.
The Ashoknagar constabulary person taken up a lawsuit of decease owed to negligence, rash and negligent driving against the driver, who was detained, for further probe into the relation of the ambulance operator and the infirmary management.
