Overview
- Family members inside an ambulance recorded a group of bikers doing wheelies in the vehicle’s path, slowing its progress while a critically ill patient on oxygen and an IV lay inside.
- The video circulated widely on social media and drew strong public outrage demanding that riders be identified and prosecuted.
- Traffic police have taken cognizance of the footage, are examining CCTV and the viral video to identify participants, and one person has been detained for questioning.
- Section 194E of the Motor Vehicles Act gives ambulances right-of-way and allows penalties up to Rs 10,000 and up to six months’ imprisonment for failing to yield to emergency vehicles.
- Investigators warn that riders without visible number plates or helmets complicate identification, so police will rely on video analysis and CCTV to build cases and decide on formal charges.