Three, including patient, killed as ambulance collides with lorry in Ramanathapuram
The Hindu
Three killed in tragic road accident involving ambulance and lorry; three others hospitalized. Kenikarai police investigating.
In a tragic incident, three persons were killed on the spot in a road accident when the ambulance in which they were travelling with an ailing patient hit against a lorry on Wednesday night. Three other relatives were admitted to private hospitals in Ramanathapuram and Madurai.
Kenikarai police said that Varusai Kani (65) of Mandapam Maraikayar Pattinam was ill. The family members and relatives decided to take him to the government hospital in Ramanathapuram. At around 11.45 p.m. on Wednesday, when they were crossing Valantharavai petrol bunk, a lorry loaded with wood was proceeding to Ramanathapuram.
It is said that the ambulance hit the rear side of the lorry and in the impact Varusai Kani, Sahubar Sadiq (47) and Anees Fatima (40) died on the spot. Three of the relatives identified as Arshad (45), Kajeetha Rani (40) and Ayeesha Begum (35) were admitted to private hospitals in Ramanathapuram and Madurai.
The Kenikarai police are investigating.
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