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Patient dies in Kailali ambulance crash
The 18-year-old was returning home after treatment in India when the ambulance she was aboard met with the accident.bookmark
Arjun Shah
Published at : May 14, 2024
Updated at : May 14, 2024 12:21
A patient died after an ambulance with an Indian number plate met with an accident on the East-West Highway on Tuesday.
Bardiya local Anjali Pariyar was killed after the ambulance she was aboard lost control and crashed in Balchaur of Lamki Chuha Municipality, police said.
The 18-year-old was returning home after undergoing treatment in Haldwani, a city in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.
Five others who were also in the vehicle escaped unharmed.
Police have taken the ambulance driver into custody for further investigation.
Arjun Shah
Arjun Shah is the Kailali correspondent for Kantipur Media Group.
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