Why did the ambulance abandon the dead patient's body in Palghar?

The ambulance driver reportedly refused to drive the remaining 1.8 km to the hamlet, citing the poor condition of the non-tarred road.

How did the patient's relatives transport the body home?

The relatives placed the body in a 'jholi', a makeshift cloth stretcher, and carried it the remaining distance to their home.

Was the road to the hamlet impassable for the ambulance?

No, officials stated that the 1.8 km road to the hamlet is motorable and vehicles like Jeeps and pick-up vans can ply on it.

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Ambulance Abandons Body, Family Carries Loved One Home

7 Feb

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Summary

Patient's body was transported in a make-shift cloth stretcher.
Ambulance driver refused to drive the remaining 1.8 km.
The road to the hamlet was motorable for other vehicles.

Ambulance Abandons Body, Family Carries Loved One Home

A distressing incident unfolded in Palghar, Maharashtra, where a private ambulance driver abandoned a deceased patient's body, compelling his relatives to transport it home themselves. The patient, Shailesh Magan Wagadada, who was suffering from severe respiratory distress and internal bleeding, was admitted to Vedanta Medical College Hospital on February 3 and passed away the same evening.

After reaching Chambharshet on Tilonda Road, the ambulance driver reportedly refused to proceed the remaining 1.8 km to Ambepada, Wagadada's hamlet. He claimed the non-tarred road was impassable for the vehicle. However, the Palghar Zilla Parishad clarified that the road, completed in 2024-25, is motorable for vehicles like Jeeps and pick-up vans. The relatives were then forced to carry the body in a makeshift cloth stretcher, known as a 'jholi', for the remaining distance.