THRISSUR: Three including a couple were killed after an ambulance overturned at Chowannur in Kunnamkulam. Three sustained serious injuries. The ambulance lost control and rammed into a tree near Chowannur SBI Bank at around 1 am. There were six in the vehicle including the patient and the ambulance driver. It is reported that the ambulance lost control and overturned due to heavy rains.

The ambulance Al Amin proceeding to a private hospital in Kunnamkulam with a woman identified as Femina suffering from severe respiratory problems due to pneumonia, met with the accident. The dead have been identified as Femina, couple Rahmath and Abid, all natives of Marathamcode.

Rahmath’s son Faris, ambulance driver Shuhaib and his friend Sadiq were seriously injured. Rahmath is Femina’s relative. Shuhaib has been admitted to a hospital in Thrissur and two others have been admitted to a hospital in Kunnamkulam.

Meantime, it is reported that another ambulance which was on its way to the accident spot collided with a pick-up van in Kunnamkulam. One person has been injured in the accident.