Lucknow drive finds 11 of 16 ambulances with serious defects, KGMU vehicle challaned
A transport department check in Lucknow found 11 of 16 ambulances with serious defects; a KGMU ambulance had no fitness test for 10 years, officials said.
A transport department drive in Lucknow on Tuesday (6 October) checked 16 ambulances and found serious defects in 11 of them, according to Amar Ujala.
One ambulance registered to the registrar of KGMU had not undergone a fitness test in 10 years, and its pollution certificate and insurance had also lapsed. When officials moved to seize it, the driver fled, so the vehicle could not be taken to a police station, but a challan was issued.
An ambulance belonging to Harsh Hospital lacked fitness, pollution and insurance documents and was sealed on the spot. Nine other ambulances had incomplete papers. They were not sealed because patients were on board, but all of them were issued challans.
The ARTO (Enforcement) said the campaign against irregular ambulances will continue.
Why it matters for ambulance owners and drivers
- Fitness, pollution and insurance papers are being checked in the drive, including for hospital-owned vehicles.
- Officials said ambulances carrying patients were challaned rather than sealed.
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.