Two women from Adilabad killed as lorry hits ambulance

Two women from Adilabad district were killed when a lorry hit an ambulance at Kadtal village in Nirmal district on Friday. Another woman and the ambulance driver sustained serious injuries. The ambulance was transporting a patient to Hyderabad for treatment.

Nirmal: Two women from Adilabad district were killed on the spot, while two others sustained injuries after a speeding lorry rammed into an ambulance carrying them to Hyderabad for treatment at Kadtal village on Friday.

Police said the deceased women were identified as Saraswati and Paru Bai, both from Jhari village. Another woman, Geetha, and the ambulance driver sustained serious injuries in the mishap. They were admitted to a hospital in Nirmal town. Geetha’s condition was said to be critical.

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Saraswati, Paru Bai and Geetha were travelling with a patient who was being rushed to Hyderabad by ambulance. A lorry transporting goods from Tamil Nadu to Uttarakhand hit the ambulance while travelling on the wrong side of the road, leading to the accident and killing the two women.