KANPUR: Six persons were killed when the ambulance in which they were travelling rammed into a stationery truck on GT Road highway, under Maharajpur police station limits, on Monday. The deceased were on their way to Kanpur from Fatehpur.
The deceased included a 22-year-old patient, Vinita, her cousin, Sunil (19), brother, Mahendra (21) and brother-in-law, Guddu. Besides, driver of the ambulance, Mohsin, 22, and cleaner, Mehfooz were also killed in the accident. They were all residents of Fatehpur except Guddu, who was from Manikpur in Etawah.
The ambulance was carrying Vinita to Lala Lajpat Rai Hospital in the city when it rammed into a stationery truck. On hearing cries for help, locals from nearby villages reached the spot to rescue the injured. In the meantime, some of the villagers informed Maharajpur police station about the accident.
The police reached the spot and extricated the injured persons from the smashed ambulance. The police took the injured to LLR Hospital, where they died later. The police have sent the bodies for the postmortem examination.
The deceased included a 22-year-old patient, Vinita, her cousin, Sunil (19), brother, Mahendra (21) and brother-in-law, Guddu. Besides, driver of the ambulance, Mohsin, 22, and cleaner, Mehfooz were also killed in the accident. They were all residents of Fatehpur except Guddu, who was from Manikpur in Etawah.
The ambulance was carrying Vinita to Lala Lajpat Rai Hospital in the city when it rammed into a stationery truck. On hearing cries for help, locals from nearby villages reached the spot to rescue the injured. In the meantime, some of the villagers informed Maharajpur police station about the accident.
The police reached the spot and extricated the injured persons from the smashed ambulance. The police took the injured to LLR Hospital, where they died later. The police have sent the bodies for the postmortem examination.
