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Hospital-on-wheels remains grounded in Navi Mumbai
Updated On: 26 November, 2014 11:29 AM IST | | Ankoor Anvekar
<p>The Floating Advance Casualty Complex was inaugurated in September to provide quick treatment to road accident victims; two months later, the two ambulances are yet to move a single inch from their parking lot in a Vashi hospital</p>
The two ambulances were supposed to be stationed on Palm Beach Road and Thane-Belapur Road. The former saw 4 fatal cases and 20 serious cases last year. This year, till October five fatal accidents and 17 serious cases have been observed
Two months after the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) inaugurated two ‘hospitals-on-wheels’ to treat road accident victims right at the accident spot, the specially equipped ambulances are yet to be put to use. What’s worse is that accidents, especially on Palm Beach Road, continue to claim lives and cause serious injuries.
The two ambulances were supposed to be stationed on Palm Beach Road and Thane-Belapur Road. The former saw 4 fatal cases and 20 serious cases last year. This year, till October five fatal accidents and 17 serious cases have been observed
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