Patient being brought in ambulance dies after milk vehicle collides
A 60-year-old man died after an ambulance he was in collided with a milk vehicle in Sivaganga. The man had initially sustained injuries from a fall while riding his two-wheeler and was being transported for treatment. The police are currently investigating the incident.
- ▪The victim was identified as Malairajan, a bakery owner from Thendral Nagar.
- ▪He fell off his two-wheeler and was taken to a private hospital for treatment.
- ▪The collision occurred while the ambulance was en route to a hospital in Madurai.
- ▪Malairajan suffered severe injuries in the collision and died on the way to the hospital.
- ▪The Sivaganga Town Police are conducting an investigation into the incident.
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A 60-year-old man, who was being taken in an ambulance, died after a milk vehicle collided with it in Sivaganga here on Wednesday.Police said, Malairajan, 60, a bakery owner and a native of Thendral Nagar in Kalayarkoil, sustained injuries when he suddenly fell down while he was riding a two-wheeler near Kayanodai on Wednesday morning.Passersby rescued him and admitted him to a private hospital in Kalayarkoil.Later, he was taken to a private hospital in Madurai via an ambulance for advanced treatment. When the vehicle reached Madurai Mukku area in Sivaganga, a milk vehicle collided with the ambulance.In this impact, Malairajan, who was already being taken for treatment, suffered severe injuries.
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