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Kozhikode: In an unfortunate incident, a 66-year-old patient who suffered injuries in a bike accident died inside the ambulance in which he was carried to the Kozhikode Medical College after the door of the vehicle failed to open.
The patient has been identified as Koyamon from nearby Feroke. The incident occurred on Monday afternoon.
The door of the ambulance got jammed for almost half an hour, causing a delay in shifting the wounded man to the casualty ward of the hospital.
Though the driver and the attendant of the ambulance struggled to open the door for some time, they could not, leading to the patient's death.
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As time passed by, people around broke open the window glass and got the door opened from inside the ambulance, sources added.
On Monday evening, the deceased, Koyamon came out of his hotel after having his lunch. While he was crossing the highway, a two-wheeler hit him down and he was immediately rushed to a nearby Beach hospital.
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