Rewa (Madhya Pradesh):A woman died and two others were seriously injured after the ambulance staff sped away leaving the three cholera patients on the road in Madhya Pradesh Rewa, the police said on Tuesday. According to sources, a few members of a family fell ill and informed the 108 ambulance service. The ambulance reached the spot and headed towards the hospital with the three patients.
However, after reaching a few distance, the ambulance staff, who assumed cholera was contagious, forcibly dropped the three patients on the roadside and drove away. Soon after, a woman lying on the road died. On receiving the information, the police reached the spot and shifted the two patients to a hospital for treatment.
The family members on receiving the information reached the spot, put the body on a makeshift stretcher and travelled several kilometres on foot to reach their home. The video of the incident has gone viral on social media.