Pune man dies, as ambulance driver denies service

A 57-year-old, Yesudas Moti Francis lost his life due to a stubborn ambulance driver who refused to provide timely service to the deceased in Maharashtra's Pune. The incident took place on Thursday night.

Pune (Maharashtra): Amid the COVID-19 lockdown, while everyone is praising the work by the front line fighters, including ambulance drivers, a man in Maharashtra's Pune lost his life due to a stubborn ambulance driver.

The incident took place on Thursday night and the deceased has been identified as, 57-year-old Yesudas Moti Francis.

Sudhir Dhavale, a local resident informed that Yesudas experienced uneasiness on Thursday midnight and sat on a chair outside his house. Following which an ambulance was called, but the driver refused to reach the spot.

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Police were reportedly informed about it, and they too tried to contact the ambulance but in vain.

Even after three and a half hours, there was no help provided by the ambulance service. The locals somehow managed to carry Yesudas and requested a tempo driver to take him to the hospital, where he was declared brought dead.