Doctor killed in ambulance accident [October 18 2014]

A doctor was killed on the spot and three others sustained serious injuries when an ambulance transporting a medical crew rammed into a speeding lorry head on in Battuluoya on Puttalam – Chilaw main road this morning, the police said.

The group were reportedly returning to Puttalam Base Hospital after carrying a child suffering from serious ailment to Lady Ridgeway Hospital in Colombo.

The three casualties including the driver, a nurse and an attendant had been rushed to Chilaw Hospital but two of them were later transferred to National Hospital Colombo due to being in a critical condition.

The ambulance which was believed to have traversed in a high speed had received irreparable damage whilst the lorry also received considerable damage. Chilaw Police are conducting inquiries.