Hyderabad Ambulance Driver Misuses Siren To Cease For Snacks

Hyderabad Ambulance Driver Misuses Siren To Cease For Snacks [ad_1]

The incident happened on Monday night time.

Hyderabad:

A driver of a non-public hospital's ambulance right here misused the ambulance siren to get visitors clearance for the automobile however stopped at a roadside eatery to have snacks, police stated on Tuesday.

A visitors policeman who gave clearance to the ambulance discovered that it had stopped close to a roadside eatery as an alternative of going to a hospital. No affected person was discovered contained in the ambulance and through enquiry it was discovered that the driving force activated the siren in a non-emergency scenario solely to get visitors clearance. He additionally tried to cowl up the visitors violation, police stated.

There was no emergency and no affected person was within the ambulance. There have been two nurses, amongst others, within the automobile, they stated.

The incident happened on Monday night time when the ambulance was passing by means of busy Basheerbagh Junction and its driver turned on the siren after which the visitors constable instantly cleared the route for the automobile to maneuver on, a senior police official stated.

The visitors constable thought it was an emergency, however he seen the ambulance stopping close to a roadside eatery at a distance of about 100 metres from the visitors sign. He questioned the driving force, which was recorded on a video digital camera worn on the physique of the visitors cop.

Within the body-cam footage, which has gone viral on social media, the driving force, seen holding a fruit juice bottle in his hand, is heard saying there was some well being situation with one of many the nurses.

To this, the visitors constable tells the driving force, "After you turned on the siren, I gave clearance to the ambulance however with out going to the hospital, you might be consuming 'mirchi bajji' and consuming tea. The place is the affected person? For consuming mirchi bhajji you turned on the siren?" The visitors constable additional tells the driving force that he'll file a report and ahead the video to higher-ups and "we'll take severe motion".

#TelanganaPolice urges accountable use of ambulance providers, citing misuse of sirens. Real emergencies require activating sirens for swift and protected passage. Strict motion in opposition to abusers is suggested.

Collectively, we will improve emergency response and group security. pic.twitter.com/TuRkMeQ3zN

— Anjani Kumar IPS (@Anjanikumar_IPS) July 11, 2023

Subsequently, a nice of Rs 1,000 was imposed in opposition to the driving force for "violating" the Motor Autos Act, police stated.

"It was a non-emergency scenario and the ambulance driver mustn't have used the siren. If it was an emergency, they need to have gone to the hospital...they did not and have been discovered consuming at a roadside eatery. Just for getting visitors clearance they placed on the siren," Deputy Commissioner of Police (Site visitors-I) Rahul Hegde informed PTI.

"We can even intimate the hospital concerning the misuse. If repeated violations or grave violations are discovered, we'll go for legal case in opposition to such violators," the DCP additional stated.

Telangana Director Common of Police (DGP) Anjani Kumar on Tuesday posted the video on Twitter, citing the misuse of sirens, and urged that ambulance providers be used responsibly.

The DGP tweeted: "#Telangana Police urges accountable use of ambulance providers... Real emergencies require activating sirens for swift and protected passage. Strict motion in opposition to abusers is suggested. Collectively, we will improve emergency response and group security". 

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