Modasa: November 18:
A tragic incident unfolded near Modasa town in Gujarat’s Arvalli district in the early hours of Tuesday. A newborn baby, a doctor, and two other individuals lost their lives in a devastating ambulance fire. The blaze, which erupted on the Modasa-Dhansura road at around 1 am, claimed the life of a one-day-old boy who was being rushed to a private hospital in Ahmedabad for urgent medical care.
The child, his father, identified as Jignesh Mochi (38), doctor Shantilal Rentia (30), from Ahmedabad, and nurse Bhuriben Manat (23), a native of Arvalli, were killed. Three others, Mochi’s two relatives and the private ambulance driver, suffered burn injuries and were admitted to a nearby hospital.
In the CCTV footage released by the police, the ambulance can be seen slowing down near a petrol pump after the driver realised there was a fire on its rear side.
While the driver and two of Mochi’s relatives, who were on the front seat, escaped with injuries, the infant, his father, along with the doctor and a nurse, who were on the back side of the vehicle, were charred to death in the blaze.
Despite the swift response of the local fire brigade, which rushed to the scene upon receiving the alert, the four victims were unable to be saved. The injured persons have been identified as driver Ankit Thakor and Jignesh Mochi’s relatives – Gaurang Mochi and Gitaben Mochi.
