AN AMBULANCE carrying 12 Covid-19 patients to a Covid care facility in Balewadi turned on its side, as the driver lost control of the vehicle, on the bypass road of Pune-Bengaluru highway on Monday afternoon.
Senior Inspector Yashwant Gawari of Hinjewadi police station said that the occupants of the vehicle sustained minor injuries in the accident,which took place near the main gate of High Energy Material Research Laboratory (HEMRL) around 3pm. The patients belong to two adjacent localities in Kothrud, and were being taken to a Covid facility in Balewadi area.
A police officer from Bavdhan police outpost said relatives of the 12 patients were travelling behind the ambulance in separate vehicles. Another ambulance was called to the spot after the accident and the patients were immediately taken to a covid hospital in Lavale area, the officer added.
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