Ludhiana, Jan. 31 -- The civil hospital authorities have designated a parking space for police vehicles after ambulance drivers complained of police vehicles blocking their way to the emergency ward on Thursday.

An ambulance driver had parked his vehicle in the middle of the road on Thursday as a sign of protest after he couldn't drive to the entrance of the emergency ward due to irregularly parked police vehicles. Police personnel bring arrested people to the hospital for medical treatment and often leave their vehicles in the middle of the road.

The ambulance drivers alleged that this could prove dangerous for the patients in critical condition, who, despite being in the hospital premises, cannot be helped in time when every minute is...