Sick teen dies as ambulance gets stuck in mud for hours in J&K's Rajouri
A 17-year-old girl in Jammu and Kashmir died after the ambulance transporting her became stuck in mud for three hours due to a damaged road. The district administration has suspended a government engineer and launched an inquiry into the incident.
Why it matters
The incident highlights critical infrastructure failures in remote regions that directly impact emergency medical access and public safety.
NEW DELHI: A 17-year-old girl died while being taken to hospital in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district after the vehicle carrying her remained stuck in mud for nearly three hours. The district administration has suspended a government engineer and ordered an inquiry into the incident.The girl, a resident of remote Methyani village, had fallen seriously ill on Friday and was being taken to Government Medical College (GMC), Rajouri, when the vehicle became stranded following a mudslide at Chak Methyani, officials told news agency PTI.Volunteers later managed to pull the vehicle out, but the girl's condition deteriorated and she died while she was being taken to the hospital, according to officials.The incident occurred on the Chak Methyani-Panglar-Kotecharwal road, which serves as the only road link for several remote villages in the area.
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