Ambulance Hits Police Van; Home Guard Dies, IIC, Pharmacist Among 4 Critical
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In a tragic mishap, a police Home Guard died and four other people were critically injured as an ambulance hit a police van at Udala in Mayurbhanj district late on Monday night.
Mayurbhanj, Sept 3: In a tragic mishap, a police Home Guard died and four other people were critically injured as an ambulance hit a police van at Udala in Mayurbhanj district late on Monday night.
The deceased was identified as Laxmidhar Mohant, a Home Guard at Udala police station. While all four injured persons were rushed to the Udala Hospital, two of them- IIC Banamali Barik and driver Sadananda Singh- were later shifted to Baripada Medical given their severity. The two others- a pharmacist and a helper of the ambulance- are undergoing treatment at the Udala health facility.
According to the information, a 108 ambulance hit a police van near the Indian Oil Petrol Pump as a result of which the police van turned turtle three times. Home Guard Laxmidhar Mohant got pressed under the vehicle and died and the other four sustained severe injuries.
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✨The police van has been damaged.
The Udala police have started an investigation.