Death toll in ambulance accident at DMCH hits 5

A man, who sustained injuries when an ambulance ran four people over inside Dhaka Medical College Hospital seven days ago, died early today.

Ramjan Ali, 30, succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the hospital around 2:00am, said Bachchu Mia, a sub-inspector of DMCH police outpost.

With the latest, the death toll in the incident rose to five, SI Bachchu said.

On October 15, four people, including a pregnant woman, were killed and three others injured when an ambulance ran them over inside the DMCH.

Three of the deceased were identified as Gulenur Begum, 26, her son Shakib, 7 and six-month pregnant Amena Begum, 28. The fourth victim, a beggar aged about 60, could not be identified.

The ambulance had been hired to carry a corpse from the emergency unit of the hospital.