Ambulance overturns on potholed Tambaram-Velachery Road in Chennai, two hurt
A private ambulance carrying no patient overturned on the rain-hit Tambaram-Velachery Road; the driver and a nurse were injured. Open pipeline trenches are blamed.
A private ambulance overturned on Tambaram-Velachery Road in Chennai on Tuesday night after hitting potholes during rain, injuring the driver and a nurse, according to DT Next. The ambulance was not carrying a patient.
Residents helped set the vehicle upright and arranged for the two injured people to be taken to Tambaram Government Hospital in a 108 ambulance.
Road condition
The 17-km road links East Tambaram with Anna Salai near Guindy and is an alternative to GST Road. Pipeline work for a seawater desalination project between East Tambaram and Medavakkam has left excavated stretches unfilled, even where work is finished, the report said. Northeast monsoon rain has covered the potholes, making them hard to see.
A senior Highways department official said the pipeline-laying work is not complete and that road restoration can begin only after the whole stretch is handed over to the department. The department has urged the agency to speed up the work. Residents and motorists want the trenches closed promptly and damaged stretches repaired.
Why it matters for ambulance owners and drivers
- Water-covered potholes on a major alternative route to GST Road are a risk for emergency vehicles during the monsoon.
- Repairs are waiting on completion of the pipeline work, according to officials.
Read the full report at the source: DT Next
This is a summary written by the Ambulance Owner Association. The facts are from the source named above.