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Patient among three persons killed as ambulance overturns in Kerala's Thrissur

10:25 AM May 03, 2023 | PTI |

Thrissur: Three persons, including a young patient, met with a tragic end as an ambulance overturned after hitting a tree at Panthalur in Thrissur district of Kerala in the early hours of Wednesday, police said.

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The ambulance lost control while taking Femina (20) to hospital as she was suffering from breathlessness. Her husband Abid (35) and a relative Rahmath (48) also lost their lives, Kunnamkulam police told PTI.

The driver lost control of the vehicle and it hit a tree, they said.

”As per preliminary reports, overspeeding of the ambulance resulted in the accident. All the injured were passengers of the ambulance,” a police officer said.

Meanwhile, ambulance driver Shuhaib (29), Faris (20) and Sadiq (21), who were also in the vehicle, have been seriously injured and admitted to various hospitals, they added.

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