Overview
- Ismail, 40, and his wife Sameena Banu, 33, died at the scene after their scooter was hit near Wilson Garden/Double Road around 11 pm on November 1.
- Ashok, the ambulance driver, was traced and detained, and police registered cases of death by negligence and rash and negligent driving.
- Eyewitnesses reported the ambulance jumped a red signal, struck multiple two-wheelers, dragged one for several metres, and crashed into a police outpost.
- Bystanders attempted rescues and overturned the ambulance at the junction as residents alleged reckless use of sirens by ambulances in the area.
- Police confirmed there was no patient on board and later clarified two fatalities and multiple injuries after early reports suggested a higher toll.