Patient dies after ambulance stuck in congress protest

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The congress staged protests by blocking an ambulance carrying a patient in Vithura. The patient died after a delay occurred in reaching the hospital. The dead is Binu (44), an Adivasi youth. The strike led by Vithura mandalam committee alleged that the ambulance was old and its insurance had expired.

Binu, who attempted suicide, was taken to Vithura Taluk Hospital in the afternoon. The doctors referred him to the medical college hospital and the congress protested while he was being taken to the hospital. Reports said the protesters also attacked the hospital authorities who came to explain about the patient's condition. Binu died soon after reaching the medical college hospital after the protest.