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Kerala man fined ₹2.5 lakh for ’deliberately’ blocking ambulance’s path in Thrissur | Watch
- The Kerala Police have imposed a fine on the private car driver for failing to draw to the side road on the approach of an ambulance under the Motor Vehicles Act.
Giving way to the ambulance is a noble work and has been categorised as the first act while driving on the road. But recently a private car owner in Kerala's Thrissur disobeyed this rule and was slapped with a hefty fine of ₹2.5 lakh for blocking the path of an ambulance.
According to a report by Times Now, the incident took place on 7 November. A private vehicle owner in Thrissur blocked the path of an ambulance along the Chalakudy route leading to Thrissur Medical College.
However, some other reports suggest that the ambulance was travelling from Ponnani.
The video of the incident, recorded from a dashcam footage, went viral on social media, and Kerala Police swiftly acted upon it.
In the two-minute video, it can be seen that the vehicle owner in his silver Maruti Suzuki car was not letting the ambulance pass on a narrow, two-lane stretch of road.
Despite the ambulance driver persistently honking and blaring the siren, the driver didn't let the ambulance pass. When the ambulance tried to overtake, the driver blocked it.
Action against driver:
The Kerala Police have imposed a fine on the private car driver for failing to draw to the side road on the approach of an ambulance under Motor Vehicles Act. Also, the driver did not carry a Pollution Under Control Certificate (PUCC).
According to Section 194E of the Motor Vehicles Act, a person who fails to draw to the side of the road, on the approach of a fire service vehicle or of an ambulance or other emergency vehicle is punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with a fine of ten thousand rupees or with both.
With the video posted on Instagram by a user with a caption in Malayalam, people have been commenting on it.
Here are a few comments:
One wrote, "Such inhumane and selfish act must be a non-bailable offence. He must rot in jail."
Another wrote, "The police’s step to impose a fine and disqualify the driver’s licence against the obstinate car driver for not giving passage to the ambulance carrying a serious patient deserves appreciation. Which of course is part of their duty. India needs to have more active traffic surveillance."
A third commented, "The fine of Rs. 2.5 lakh and cancellation of the license, in this case, can be seen as a strong legal consequence to discourage such behaviour. It sends a clear message that traffic violations, especially those that impede emergency services, are taken very seriously. By imposing such severe penalties, the authorities are reinforcing the idea that public safety and human lives should always come before personal convenience or disregard for the rules."
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First Published:18 Nov 2024, 04:54 PM IST
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