1 dies, 4 of family injured as ambulance collides with wall

Ludhiana: One person died, and four members of a family, including two children, were injured after an ambulance collided with a wall of a religious place near the village of Hira on Ludhiana-Chandigarh road on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Jaipal of Yamunanagar, who was the driver of the ambulance. The injured included Lalita, Bhagwan, minor Sham Kumar, and a child.As per reports, on Thursday an ambulance was coming from Chandigarh to Ludhiana carrying a patient when it collided with the wall of a religious place built on the roadside near Hira village. The report suggested that the family was returning home to Ludhiana after getting their child discharged from a Chandigarh hospital after treatment when the accident occurred.According to an employee of the ambulance service, the driver of the private ambulance was pulled out of the vehicle with much difficulty. He was taken to a hospital, where doctors declared him dead.Local sources said the injured were admitted to a Samrala hospital for treatment, while the body of deceased Jaipal was sent for postmortem examination. They added that the injured sustained multiple injuries.The Koom Kalan police are taking necessary action based on the statements of Ghanshyam, brother of deceased Jaipal. A doctor at Samrala hospital said all injured belong to the same family and were out of danger.