Woman who attempted suicide dies in ambulance accident

A 32-year-old woman, who ‘tried to commit suicide’, died on the way to hospital after the ambulance in which she was being shifted to hospital l met with an accident near Aroor on Tuesday night.

The woman, mother of a four-year-old child, attempted to end her life by setting herself on fire after pouring kerosene. The incident happened at a relative’s house at Thanneermukkom in the evening. She was immediately rushed to a hospital in Cherthala and then to another medical facility in Ernakulam. As her condition worsened, the patient was referred to Government Medical College Hospital, Alappuzha. On the way, the ambulance rammed a lorry around 11.30 p.m., Aroor police said.

Her father and a relative suffered injuries in the accident. The woman had been living separately from her husband for the past year due to family issues, said Muhamma police..