RAJKOT: Their urgency was definitely greater than all collective medical emergencies for sure. Or else, how can you explain about two drunkards in Kutch’s Bhachau who fled with an 108 ambulance on Saturday afternoon?
The duo, identified as Shyamji Koli and Karshan Koli, were loitering around the community health centre in Bhachau in an inebriated condition. At the same time, an ambulance arrived at the health centre with a pregnant woman. In a hurry to ensure that the patient gets the required medical attention, the ambulance’s pilot and the paramedical staffer accompanied the woman inside the centre, while the pilot cleanly forgot to take the key off the ignition.
They may have been drunk, but not blind to an runaway opportunity like this and so, Shyamji and Karshan, took maximum advantage of the situation and sped away with the ambulance.
But, by the time the ambulance’s pilot realized his folly, it was already speeding far away from him! He quickly followed the absconding duo in another ambulance.
Meanwhile, the two drunkards sped towards the Chirai over bridge but rammed into the road divider before approaching the bridge. The duo got out of the ambulance and started rambling incoherently, creating a ruckus and bringing traffic to a grinding halt.
Locals nabbed the duo and handed them over to the cops. Police said that two separate offences of vehicle theft and under prohibition law will be registered against them.