Ambulance driver killed in collision

Fatehgarh Sahib, May 6

An ambulance driver died when the vehicle, which was coming from Jalandhar after dropping a Delhi-based Covid patient, met with an accident near Mandi Gobindgarh.

The deceased was identified as Kishor Chand (45). He was working with JK Ambulance Service Delhi. Sources said the ambulance was coming from the Jalandhar side when it collided with a water tanker on the GT Road near Mandi Gobindgarh.

As hospitals in Delhi are overflowing with patients, the affluent among them are making a beeline for beds at Punjab hospitals. The regular flow of ambulances bringing patients from other states can be seen on the GT Road. — TNS