Kanpur: three ambulances with patients stuck about half an hour in Swaroop Nagar traffic jam
Three ambulances carrying patients were stuck for roughly 30 minutes in a two-hour Sunday evening jam in Kanpur's Swaroop Nagar, Amar Ujala reported.
Three ambulances carrying patients were stuck for about half an hour in a heavy traffic jam in Swaroop Nagar, Kanpur, on Sunday evening, according to an Amar Ujala report published on 26 October.
The jam lasted roughly from 7 pm to 9 pm, with vehicles crawling for about two hours. It covered Madhuraj Hospital Road, the Chaat Chauraha area and the stretch from Benajhabar Road to Moti Jheel. The ambulances kept their sirens on but could not get through.
Causes cited
- Vehicles parked haphazardly from the road onto the footpath.
- Drivers rushing to overtake, which narrowed the roads further.
People caught in the jam told the paper they did not see a single policeman on duty. The report does not carry any statement from the traffic police and does not say what happened to the patients in the ambulances.
Why it matters for ambulance owners and drivers
Congestion and illegal parking cost crews valuable minutes. The report shows that sirens alone do not clear a road when traffic is not managed.
Read the full report at the source: Amar Ujala
This is a summary written by the Ambulance Owner Association. The facts are from the source named above.