Ambulance stopped to let VIP convoy pass
The Hindu
Police allowed the vehicle to go once alerted: Additional CP (Traffic)
Halting of vehicles by Hyderabad Traffic police to give clearance to a Minister’s convoy led to an ambulance carrying a chronic patient stuck in the traffic for a long time at Masab Tank junction on Saturday afternoon. The video of the siren blaring ambulance stuck in traffic followed by one of its medical staff personally walking up to the traffic constable and an argument between them went viral on social media. Netizens on Twitter and other social media platforms questioned the Traffic police for not allowing the medical emergency vehicle to pass the signal as the traffic was halted for the VIP movement. In fact, on Friday, the busy Masab Tank and Banjara Hills Road Number 12 junctions witnessed over 15 VIP movements, including ministers, for whom normal traffic was stopped for more than 15 times, 10 minutes each.More Related News
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