Hyderabad Traffic Police hosts session on ambulance misuse, safety rules

Over 200 representatives from hospital managements, private ambulance agencies, and diagnostic centres attended

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Traffic Police organised a sensitisation session aimed at addressing several critical issues involving ambulance operations, focused on the misuse of ambulances and the adherence to traffic and safety regulations on Saturday.

Over 200 representatives from hospital managements, private ambulance agencies, and diagnostic centres attended.

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Speaking at the session, C Ramesh, Commissioner, Transport Department, emphasised the provisions of the Motor Vehicle Act and the Ambulance Code, particularly the correct usage of sirens in ambulances.

He highlighted that ambulances are life-saving vehicles and should never be misused and revealed that considerable number ambulances were operating without fitness certificates and not paying taxes.

Joel Davis, Joint Commissioner of Police, Traffic, Hyderabad spoke at the event, sharing concerns about the violations committed by ambulance drivers on the road.

He warned against the misuse of sirens for non-emergency purposes like transportation of staff, diagnostic services and stressed the need to maintain logs for ambulance movements.

Additionally, he suggested that hospitals and ambulance agencies to equip with breathe analysers to check the drivers.