Couple killed after ambulance hits two-wheelers in Bengaluru; was not carrying any patient: Police

The ambulance driver, who had fled the site of the accident, was arrested on Sunday. Police confirmed that the ambulance was not carrying any patient at the time of the incident.

The scene played out around 11.15pm on Double Road in Shanthinagar when the ambulance, bearing a sticker of Cloud Nine hospital, rammed into several two-wheelers.

Police said the ambulance was coming from the direction where the signal was still red while the two-wheelers were moving forward following the green signal at their end.

Ismail (40) and his wife Sameen Banu (33), who were on a Honda Dio, died in the incident. Two others, Riyan and Siddiq, were injured and admitted to a hospital where their condition is said to be stable.

Video footage recorded after the incident showed bystanders attempting to remove the ambulance from the outpost, with motorcycles scattered across the scene in a mangled state.

Wilson Garden traffic police registered a case under relevant sections and launched a probe. The police said on Sunday that they have tracked down the accused ambulance driver and arrested him.