Nurse in Malacca ambulance mishap dies – Kuala Lumpor

MALACCA: The second victim of an accident involving a taxi and an ambulance at the Seri Negeri traffic light junction last Monday, died at Malacca Hospital early Thursday.

Yuhana Yassin, 30, the staff nurse who accompanied a patient in the ambulance, died at 1.28am from hemorrhaging and severe body injuries.

The patient she accompanied in the ambulance to Kuala Lumpur General Hospital from Malacca Hospital, Mariam Baba, 73, died on Wednesday at the same hospital from head injuries she sustained during a robbery last week.

Yuhana’s body was claimed by her family and buried at the Kampung Parit Nipah Muslim Cemetery in Parit Jawa, Batu Pahat.

The victim’s fiance-to-be, only known as Mohd Faizal, 30, when met in the mortuary compound, said Yuhana was a noble person. They were to be engaged after Aidilfitri.

He said they last met on July 31 and had gone to a photo studio to have their photograph taken.

According to a police report, a taxi had rammed into the ambulance, causing it to go out of control and overturn.

Ambulance driver Mambang Rudy Hartono, 41, and the taxi driver Ali Muhamad, 30, were slightly hurt.