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Patient dies after jumping off moving ambulance

ILLUSTRATION: ambulance

A psychiatric patient from Mmadinare reportedly died along the road near Otse village on Sunday afternoon after jumping off a moving ambulance.

Woodhall Police Station Commander, Superintendent Daniel Katse confirmed the death incident, noting that the patient was being transported in a Quantum ambulance referred from Mmadinare Primary Hospital to Sbrana Psychiatric Hospital.

“The patient aged 34 was accompanied by a nurse who was sitting next to her and the driver. It happened that along the way as the patient was sleeping, she woke up and opened the door jumping off while the ambulance was moving,” explained Superintendent Katse, further noting that they are still investigating to confirm if the information they were given was true.

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He further revealed that though she was mentally disturbed the woman had never displayed any suicidal or violent behaviour.

She is said to have sustained multiple wounds all over the body, fractured arms and legs and injured on the head and certified dead upon arrival at Sbrana Hospital.

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