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Vehicle in Pawar’s Convoy Collides with Ambulance in Beed, Nobody Hurt
21 hours, 48 minutes ago

Vehicle in Pawar’s Convoy Collides with Ambulance in Beed, Nobody Hurt

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: A major accident was averted after a vehicle in Sharad Pawar’s convoy collided with an ambulance that led to a chain collision in Beed district on Sunday. According to reports, an ambulance ahead of the vehicle, which was part of Mr. Pawar’s convoy, applied a sudden break resulting in a pile-up of four vehicles colliding into each other. The …

Pawar Beed Deshmukh Parbhani Convoy Collides
Pregnant woman delivers baby in ambulance amid lack of facilities in Palghar
6 days, 9 hours ago

Pregnant woman delivers baby in ambulance amid lack of facilities in Palghar

Deccan Chronicle  

Palghar: A 25-year-old woman with pregnancy complications delivered a baby in an ambulance with the help of a doctor onboard while being shifted from a rural hospital here to neighbouring Thane, officials said on Tuesday. The Wada Rural Hospital in Maharashtra's Palghar district lacks specialised facilities for managing such critical maternity cases, its medical superintendent Dr Yadav Shekhare told PTI. …

Ambulance Hospital Woman Doctor Thane Palghar Dr Shekhare
Kerala: Tribal woman’s body carried in auto-rickshaw in Wayanad as officials fail to provide ambulance
6 days, 10 hours ago

Kerala: Tribal woman’s body carried in auto-rickshaw in Wayanad as officials fail to provide ambulance

Live Mint  

An elderly tribal woman's dead body was taken to a burial ground in an autorickshaw in the Edavaka panchayat of Kerala's Wayanad on Monday. The village panchayat president, Ahammed Kutty, told the Indian Express that he had informed the tribal department in advance that they would need an ambulance on Sunday. The family waited for the ambulance till 4 pm …

Ambulance Tribal
Man opens fire while resisting friend’s admission to de-addiction centre; three held
1 week, 2 days ago

Man opens fire while resisting friend’s admission to de-addiction centre; three held

Hindustan Times  

Pune city police have arrested three individuals for open firing and vandalising an ambulance while resisting a hospital staff member’s attempt to admit their friend to a de-addiction centre. Police said an ambulance came to admit Sandeep at the de-addiction centre located in the Loni Kalbhor area. At that time, accused Vishal openly fired two rounds in the air to …

Sandeep Vishal Kesnand
Two men arrested after mother tells of horror moment as fairground ride ‘failed and crashed’ in Birmingham
1 week, 3 days ago

Two men arrested after mother tells of horror moment as fairground ride ‘failed and crashed’ in Birmingham

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Two men have been arrested after a fairground ride “failed …

Injuries Men Two Women Two Men Birmingham Fairground Ride
Two injured after Centenary Square fairground ride ‘failed and crashed’ in Birmingham city centre
1 week, 3 days ago

Two injured after Centenary Square fairground ride ‘failed and crashed’ in Birmingham city centre

The Independent  

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Ride Service Two Women Birmingham City Centenary Square
How Cyclone Tracy set the stage for 50 years of St John Ambulance in the NT
1 week, 3 days ago

How Cyclone Tracy set the stage for 50 years of St John Ambulance in the NT

ABC  

On Christmas Eve 1974, the Fannie Bay St John Ambulance station was crewed up for its usual after-hours coverage of duties across Darwin. Three weeks of around-the-clock volunteers St John first began in the Northern Territory with first-aid lessons in the days before World War I, and in 1962 it acquired one Volkswagen Kombi ambulance. By the time Cyclone Tracy …

Ambulance Cyclone Volunteers Service John Darwin Grant
Volleyball player who collapsed at practice dies after ambulance never arrives, officials say
1 week, 6 days ago

Volleyball player who collapsed at practice dies after ambulance never arrives, officials say

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A City statement read: “Not long after 6 p.m. Thursday evening, 9-1-1 calls were made, and EMT’s were onsite in …

Ambulance Volleyball College Park College Park Ems Sylvester
National probe into deaths of NHS heart patients as scale of cardiology crisis revealed
1 week, 6 days ago

National probe into deaths of NHS heart patients as scale of cardiology crisis revealed

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Independent can also reveal: Ambulances are transferring just 31 per cent of patients between …

Ambulance Independent Surgery Attack Heart Patients Care
Unable to afford ambulance, woman brings brother’s body tied to taxi roof
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Unable to afford ambulance, woman brings brother’s body tied to taxi roof

New Indian Express  

DEHRADUN: Unable to afford the exorbitant fee charged by the ambulance service, a woman was forced to travel 195 kilometre from her village to Haldwani by tying the body of her brother, who died by suicide, to the roof of a taxi. According to sources, after the post-mortem, the ambulance service demanded Rs 12,000 to transport the body from Haldwani’s …

Haldwani Shivani
Thief steals ambulance to outrun police, sparks chase on Hyderabad highway
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Thief steals ambulance to outrun police, sparks chase on Hyderabad highway

India Today  

A thief stole an ambulance from Telangana's Hayathnagar in an attempt to escape police, triggering a high-speed chase along the Hyderabad-Vijayawada National Highway. The dramatic incident, which ended in Suryapet district, involved reckless driving and an intense police operation to capture the accused. Video of the incident showed the ambulance speeding past a toll plaza, with officials at the toll …

Hyderabad
More than third of ambulance patients wait at least 30 minutes for A&E handover
2 weeks, 4 days ago

More than third of ambulance patients wait at least 30 minutes for A&E handover

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy More than a third of patients arriving by ambulance at …

England Ambulance Hospitals Hospital Nhs Patients Handover
‘It isn’t safe’: South African first responders attacked while saving lives
2 weeks, 5 days ago

‘It isn’t safe’: South African first responders attacked while saving lives

Al Jazeera  

Ambulance crews and paramedics are increasingly being robbed, their vehicles hijacked while they are working, in a country with one of the world’s highest rates of violent crime. “We have seen a serious and very concerning increase in attacks on EMS personnel purely to rob or hijack the ambulance crews,” says Oliver Wright of the South African Private Ambulance & …

Ambulance Emergency South Africa Workers Service Safe South
NT Health to review St John Ambulance contract after damning report into governance
2 weeks, 6 days ago

NT Health to review St John Ambulance contract after damning report into governance

ABC  

A scathing review into St John Ambulance NT has flagged "serious concerns" about clinical governance within the private service. Report author Dr Craig Ellis said "a number of failures or poor decisions" were then raised with him across interviews with dozens of NT Health and St John NT staff. Dr Ellis said there also appeared to be "significant issues in …

Health Contract Ambulance Service Review Report John
Pensioner, 95, left on cold pavement with broken hip for five hours told by 999 she’s ‘not a priority’
3 weeks ago

Pensioner, 95, left on cold pavement with broken hip for five hours told by 999 she’s ‘not a priority’

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A 95-year-old woman was left on a cold pavement for …

Help Winifred Cold Pavement
Madhya Pradesh: 16-year-old raped in moving ambulance in Mauganj district
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Madhya Pradesh: 16-year-old raped in moving ambulance in Mauganj district

Op India  

A 16-year-old teenager was allegedly raped in an ambulance in the Mauganj district of Madhya Pradesh, police said on Friday. According to Rewa Division, Deputy Inspector General of Police, Saket Prakash Pandey, “A 16-year-old girl was raped in an ambulance in the Mauganj district on November 22. The ambulance sped away and one of the individuals, reportedly the accomplice of …

Madhya Pradesh Mauganj Mauganj District
Teenager raped inside ambulance in MP's Mauganj district, two arrested
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Teenager raped inside ambulance in MP's Mauganj district, two arrested

New Indian Express  

BHOPAL: A 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped inside an ambulance in Mauganj district of Madhya Pradesh. The Janani Express ambulance in which the teenager was allegedly raped is operated by the state government under the PPP model to render emergency service to expectant mothers, sick infants and below poverty line families. While the cousin got off from the ambulance midway, …

Ambulance Mauganj
Madhya Pradesh: Minor girl raped in moving ambulance in Mauganj
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Madhya Pradesh: Minor girl raped in moving ambulance in Mauganj

India TV News  

Madhya Pradesh: A 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped in a moving ambulance in Mauganj district of Madhya Pradesh, police said on Thursday. The shocking incident in the ambulance being operated under '108' emergency service took place on November 22 and two of the four accused in the case, including the driver, have been arrested, they said. The girl, accompanied by …

Ambulance Driver Madhya Pradesh Girl Kewat Mauganj
UP Nurse Gang-Raped In Jalaun; Stick, Chilli Powder Inserted In Her Private Parts
3 weeks, 4 days ago

UP Nurse Gang-Raped In Jalaun; Stick, Chilli Powder Inserted In Her Private Parts

ABP News  

A nurse has allegedly been brutally gang-raped by two men while four others held her down in the Jalaun district of Uttar Pradesh. The family of the victim claimed that she was also assaulted with a stick and chilli powder was inserted into her private parts. Minor Girl Kidnapped, Gang-Raped In Madhya Pradesh In a similar incident, a 16-year-old girl …

Men Two Men Stick Chilli Powder Her Private Parts Mauganj
Palghar: Woman in labour dies in ambulance without oxygen support
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Palghar: Woman in labour dies in ambulance without oxygen support

Hindustan Times  

A 26-year-old pregnant woman from Palghar district in Maharashtra passed away on Wednesday while being transported to the hospital in an ambulance that lacked oxygen and other essential facilities. A 26-year-old pregnant woman from Palghar district in Maharashtra passed away on Wednesday in an ambulance without oxygen support Dr Ramdas Marad, Palghar's civil surgeon, said the health department had raised …

Health Ambulance Palghar Marad Dr Marad Dongarkar
Chhattisgarh: Woman, her newborn twins die owing to lack of oxygen in ambulance
4 weeks ago

Chhattisgarh: Woman, her newborn twins die owing to lack of oxygen in ambulance

India TV News  

In a tragic incident, a woman and her two newborn babies died allegedly due to a lack of oxygen facilities in an ambulance while being transferred to a hospital in Chhattisgarh's Korba district. According to the information released, the incident occurred on Monday when the deceased woman, identified as Kanti Rathiya, an Anganwadi worker, gave birth to twins during a …

Health Korba Kartala Chhattisgarh Woman
Mum is torn apart by pit bulls and loses part of her skull in brutal attack: 'I thought I was going to die on that footpath'
1 month ago

Mum is torn apart by pit bulls and loses part of her skull in brutal attack: 'I thought I was going to die on that footpath'

Daily Mail  

A New Zealand mother-of-six is recovering in hospital after she suffered serious injuries, including losing a piece of her skull, when three pit bulls attacked her as she walked her own dog. Trudy Lee, 35, was only about 100m from her house at Manurewa in South Auckland when she spotted the pack of stray dogs bounding up the street, but …

Dogs Hospital Dog Mum Ms Lee Her Skull Pit
Truck crashes into ambulance that met with accident, kills 4: Rajasthan Police
1 month ago

Truck crashes into ambulance that met with accident, kills 4: Rajasthan Police

Hindustan Times  

BARMER: Four persons including women were killed early on Wednesday when a speeding truck crashed into an ambulance that was ferrying a 21-year-old patient to a hospital in Jodhpur, police said. Police said the deadly accident took place at about 2am on Wednesday near the Gajangarh toll plaza Police said the deadly accident took place at about 2am near the …

Ambulance Accident Kumar Jodhpur Hospital Gajangarh
Injured man being taken to Rajasthan hospital survives 2 accidents, 4 die
1 month ago

Injured man being taken to Rajasthan hospital survives 2 accidents, 4 die

India Today  

A man injured in a road accident became part of a second accident when the ambulance transporting him from Gujarat to Rajasthan was struck by a speeding dumper truck. Four people, including two women and an ambulance driver, were killed in the accident. The injured man, Ashok, was being transferred from a private hospital in Palanpur, Gujarat, to Jodhpur for …

Rajasthan Ambulance Jodhpur