Jajpur:At least three occupants of an ambulance, including its driver, were killed and three others seriously injured when the vehicle hit a stationary truck in Odisha's Jajpur district on Monday.
"The mishap took place early morning when the ambulance carrying a patient and four attendants were crossing Chhatia Chhak on NH-16 in Jajpur district," said Deepak Kumar Jena, the inspector-in charge of Barachana police station.
The ambulance was on way from Dasarathpur area in Jajpur district to SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack.
"Its driver failed to spot the truck and hit its rear. Under its impact two of its passengers were killed on the spot, while four others including the driver of the ambulance sustained serious injuries," he said.
Locals rushed to the spot and informed the local police station and Chandikhole fire office, whose personnel reached the spot and rescued the injured from the mangled vehicle, the IIC said.