Patient dies after ambulance runs out of fuel

JAIPUR: A patient died after an ambulance ran out of fuel in Rajasthan's Banswara district. A video of a patient's relatives and locals pushing an ambulance that ran out of fuel has also gone viral.

"We are conducting an inquiry into the matter. We have not received any complaints. We have been informed that the ambulance ran out of diesel.
Action will be taken against those found guilty in the matter," Banswara chief medical health officer Dr HL Tabiyar said.

The chief medical health officer said that the death occurred because the patient could not be taken to the hospital on time, and any possible negligence in this regard will be ascertained. At the same time, the government systems clarify that the ambulance is privately owned and therefore the responsibility lies with the owner and the health department has no responsibility for this.