Ambulance stuck in mud, pregnant woman taken to hospital on bullock cart

KHARGONE: A pregnant woman in Khargone district’s Bhikangaon area was taken to hospital on a bullock cart and then a two-wheeler on Friday evening after a 108 ambulance got stuck in mud on a kutcha road.The woman later delivered an intrauterine dead girl at the community health centre, sparking allegations by villagers that the poor road delayed treatment, while doctors said that the road condition had no bearing on the death.According to Rajkumar Badole, a resident of Mangiya Faliya of Pipliya panchayat, his relative Shivani developed pain on Friday evening. An ASHA worker was called in, who immediately informed the 108 ambulance service. Badole alleged that the journey on the bad road took nearly an hour and claimed that had the road been in proper condition, Shivani would have reached the hospital in time and her baby might have survived.