A patient was killed when an ambulance which was rushing her to hospital met with an accident at Vilangu near Kizhakkambalam on Saturday evening.
The deceased was identified as Leela S. Menon, 62, of Vengola near Perumbavoor.
She was being taken from Vathiyath Hospital at Perumbavoor to Samaritan Hospital at Pazhanganad when the ambulance overturned after colliding with a lorry, the police said.
According to police sources, there were three others in the ambulance including the driver. The patient’s husband, a staff nurse, and the ambulance driver who sustained injuries were taken to Samaritan Hospital.
No complaint was filed at the police station.