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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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March 24,2020

Kochi, Mar 24: A 54-year-old domestic passenger was arrested at the airport here for allegedly refusing to follow instructions given by doctorsfor prevention of the spread of novel coronavirus, police said here on Tuesday.

Lami Arackal from Ernakulam, who landed from Chennai at the Cochin International Airport at Nedumbassery on Monday night, was arrested based on a complaint from health officials, they said.

He was, however, later released on bail.

Arackal allegedly refused to wear mask and follow other instructions to be observed by the passengers coming from other states as part of the measures to check COVID-19 spread.

He also allegedly misbehaved with the medical officers, police said.

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April 9,2020

Gonda, Apr 9: A man allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling of his room as he was missing his wife stuck at her parents' place due to the lockdown, police said.

The incident took place in Radha Kund locality here on Wednesday, they said, adding the deceased has been identified as Rakesh Soni, 32.

As per information, Soni's wife had gone to her parents' place and was stuck there due to the lockdown and he was missing her due to which he committed suicide, Inspector Alok Rao said.

A probe is on in the mater, he said.

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January 28,2020

Nagpur, Jan 28: A 19-year-old woman was allegedly raped and an iron rod was inserted in her private parts by a man in the Pardi area here, police said on Monday.

The gruesome incident took place on January 21 and the accused, Yogilal Rahangdale (52), was arrested from Gondia district, they said.

The accused was working as a supervisor in a spinning mill where the woman was employed as a labourer, the police said.

The woman, her brother, the accused and another girl lived in rented accommodations in Pardi.

Inspector Sunil Chavan of the Pardi police station said that the woman's brother and her female friend had gone to their village on January 21 for some work.

As the woman was alone at home, Rahangdale attempted to rape her in the night. When she resisted, he stuffed a piece of cloth in her mouth, he said.

When she fell unconscious, the accused raped her and inserted an iron rod in her private parts, Chavan said, quoting from the complaint filed by the victim.

She narrated the incident to her brother on January 24 and they subsequently lodged a complaint with the police.

An offence was registered against the accused at the Pardi police station.

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