Ambulance driver killed in mishap, one injured

Fatehgarh Sahib, May 29

An ambulance driver was killed and a co-driver injured in an accident on the Sirhind-Patiala road late last night.

The accident occurred when the driver, in a bid to save a stray cow, lost control of the vehicle and it hit a roadside tree. The driver, identified as Hardeep Singh (29), died on the spot, while his co-driver, Labh Singh, was admitted to the Civil Hospital, from where he was referred to a Ludhiana hospital in a critical condition.

ASI Piara Singh said Hardeep and Labh, residents of Mulanpur Dakha and Ludhiana, respectively, were ambulance drivers with ESIC Model Hospital, Ludhiana.

They were returning to Ludhiana after dropping off a Covid patient at Rajindra hospital, Patiala, when their ambulance met with an accident around 1 am. — OC