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Patient dies, five injured as ambulance hits private bus

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August 20, 2016

Bengaluru, Aug 20: A 46-year-old cardiac patient, who was being transported from Ballari to Jayadeva Hospital for surgery, died when the ambulance hit a private bus near the toll booth in Peenya on National Highway 4. The accident occurred around 6.am. on Friday.

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The ambulance was behind the bus. It had crossed the toll gate, but rammed into the bus that had stopped abruptly.

According to the police, bus driver Stanley D’Souza had stopped the vehicle in the middle of the road to allow a few passengers to alight.

“He stopped the bus abruptly. As a result, the ambulance could not stop in time. As a result, the patient Eeramma fell down from the stretcher and died on the spot,” said a police officer.

A nurse, Jacobson Janamala, who was accompanying Eeramma, was severely injured as he hit the pole on the stretcher. Ambulance driver Vinay Kumar and three of the victim’s family members were injured and hospitalised. The family is from Sandur in Ballari.

Passers-by, along with staff of the toll gate, immediately shifted the injured persons to Premier Sanjeevini Hospital in Jalahalli where the doctors declared Eeramma dead on arrival.

Ambulance nurse critical

Mr. Jacobson sustained serious head injuries. "He is in the ICU and will be taken for a craniotomy surgery. He will need up to seven days to recover," said Dr. Tarakanath Pujari, ICU resident doctor at Premier Sanjeevini.

Jacobson’s cousin Kiran, who stays in Kanakapura, reached the hospital after hearing of the accident. "His parents are on their way from his hometown in Ballari," said Kiran. Jacobson works for the 108 ambulance service.

The Peenya Traffic Police have detained the driver and seized the bus. Traffic on the busy airport road was disrupted for some time.

“We have booked the driver for rash and negligent driving and death due to negligence. He has been remanded in judicial custody,” a senior police officer said.

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June 22,2020

Kochi, Jun 22: A 54-day-old baby suffered brain damage after she was allegedly slapped and thrown on a cot at home by his father in Angamaly municipality of Ernakulam district, police said.

Doctor Sojan Ipe of MOSC Medical College Hospital at Kolenchery said that the damage caused to the brain is serious. The child was admitted with bleeding in the brain on Friday.

On Saturday, 40-year-old pastor Shaiju Thomas, who is the child's father was arrested by the Angamaly police in connection with the incident. He is currently lodged at the Covid first-line treatment centre at Angamaly.

Shaiju has been charged with IPC Section 307 (attempt to murder) and under the Juvenile Justice Act.

According to Angamaly Police, ''the accused was always doubtful of his wife and raised questions over the parenthood of the child. He had slapped the child on multiple occasions. She fell unconscious on Thursday night after a similar attack and was taken to the hospital. We have so far received enough evidence against the accused.''

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May 14,2020

Six migrant workers have been killed and five others seriously injured when a speeding bus ran over them on the Delhi-Saharanpur Highway near in Muzaffarnagar, officials said on Thursday.

The accused driver, who was suspected to be under the influence of alcohol, has been arrested, said SSP Abhishek Yadav.

The workers were going on foot to their homes in Bihar from Haryana when they were hit on the Delhi-Saharanpur Highway between Ghalili Check Post and Rohana Toll Plaza, about 20 km from here late last night, the official said.

The injured -- Sushil, Nathu Saini, Pawan Saini, Pramod and Ramji Rai --were rushed to hospital.

Two of the deceased were identified as Bijender, 25, and Harsh, 20. The rest were yet to be identified.

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July 28,2020

Noida, Jul 28: A doctor admitted at a private hospital in Noida has been accused of sexually harassing a patient in his isolation ward, where both were undergoing treatment for COVID-19, the police said.

The 20-year-old woman, in her complaint to the police, alleged that the incident took place on Monday and based on that a case was filed at the local expressway police station, they said.

A senior police official said an investigation is underway and there might be lapses on part of the hospital which allegedly admitted a man and a woman in the same isolation ward, in violation of the norms.

The woman and the doctor had tested positive for coronavirus last week, according to officials.

"The woman was in the isolation ward of the private hospital. There was a man, a medical practitioner, who too was infected with coronavirus and was sharing the ward with her," Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police, Noida, Ranvijay Singh said.

He said the woman alleged molestation and upon being informed, the police immediately lodged a case and initiated a probe into the matter.

"There appears to be some irresponsibility on part of the hospital too. We are communication with the medical departments to check whether the patients were being kept in accordance with the guidelines," Mr Singh said.

He said the accused is still in isolation but the police will reach out for his statement following due protocols of COVID-19.

"All necessary action will be taken as per the truth that will emerge after a thorough investigation," Mr Singh said.

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