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Two Dead, One Injured After Ambulance Plunges Off Delhi–Mumbai Expressway Culvert in Mandsaur

Police attribute the crash to the driver dozing off during an overnight return run on a deserted stretch.

Overview

  • The ambulance was returning to Siliguri, West Bengal, after dropping a patient in Ahmedabad and was carrying two drivers and an attendant.
  • The crash occurred between Sedarmata and Bhuvanagar under Sitamau police limits on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday.
  • Local farmers discovered the wreck in the morning, found a driver trapped, and villagers later pulled the vehicle out using a tractor.
  • The injured driver was taken to the Sitamau Primary Health Centre and then referred to Mandsaur District Hospital.
  • Police identified the deceased as Sabir, 28, and Shibu, both from Siliguri, confirmed post-mortems were completed, and said families were informed.