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3 killed when ambulance crashes and bursts into flames

The driver of the ambulance in India lost control of the ambulance and hit a roadside tree

The Hindu

ERODE, India — Three persons, including two women, were charred to death after the ambulance van in which they were travelling hit a roadside tree and burst into flames on Monday.

The van was transporting 61-year-old Kandasamy, who complained of chest pain, to the government hospital here in the early hours. His wife, son and daughter-in-law had accompanied him.

Police said the driver lost control of the van and it rammed a roadside tree around 2 a.m. The fuel tank got damaged and the vehicle caught fire.

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