Gujarat: Ambulance carrying family catches fire near Modasa town; 4, including infant, killed, 3 injured

AHMEDABAD: At least four people, including an infant, were charred to death, and three others were injured when the ambulance transporting a family to Ahmedabad caught fire near Modasa town in north Gujarat’s Aravalli district around Tuesday midnight.Aravalli superintendent of police (SP) Manoharsinh Jadeja told TOI that the ambulance was sent by Ahmedabad-based private hospital along with the doctor and nurse to transport the ailing infant and his family for further treatment to Ahmedabad."A fire erupted in the running ambulance about a km from Modasa town around 12:45am. The doctor, nurse and the infant were among the four people who died. The exact cause of fire will be known after the forensic team report," Jadeja added.

The family including grandmother of the infant had come to Modasa from Lunawada in Mahisagar for treatment.As the infant's condition deteriorated, they decided to take the infant to Ahmedabad for further treatment when the tragedy struck.Three people who suffered burn injuries are hospitalized.