In a twist in the five-year-old boy’s death in an ambulance due to traffic jam, the Commissionerate police on Friday twitted the timings as evidence contradicting the allegations of the victim’s family.
Based on the CCTV footages, police refuted the ‘traffic jam’ allegation. Taking to Twitter, the police said that the ambulance had reached the private hospital from the Capital Hospital in just 22 minutes and the vehicle had not travelled through the busy junction like AG Square.
But the fact contradicts the allegations made by the deceased’s family. As per the complaint, the ambulance carrying the patient from the hospital moved through AG Square. Due to traffic jam, the vehicle took over one hour to reach the KIMS Hospital for which the kid succumbed.
During investigation, the revelation by the Commissionerate police on social media raises eyebrow over motive of probe agency that drew flak following the incident.
According to reports, the patient was being shifted from the Capital Hospital to KIMS Hospital after his condition deteriorated. The ambulance got stuck in a traffic snarl and took over an hour to travel a 13-km stretch on Jaydev Vihar-Nandankanan Road that proved fatal for the ailing child.
Sources said that the life of the patient could have been saved if there had been a dedicated passage for ambulances.
However, the kid’s father stated that whatever he has said is true and anybody in his place would have done so.
