Palwal crash victims transported on bikes
Gurugram, Sept. 17 -- Locals in Palwal rushed three critically injured schoolboys on motorcycles after a drunk policeman's speeding car mowed them down on Monday, as ambulances allegedly took too long to arrive.
Two of the children-brothers Mohammad Ayan, 13, and Mohammad Ahsaan, 9-died, while their youngest sibling, Mohammad Arjaan, 7, remains in a critical condition.
The brothers, accompanied by their grandfather Aas Mohammad, were walking home from their government school in Uttawar when they were hit between 1.30pm and 2pm, locals said.
"When we realised that the children were still breathing, we loaded them on two motorcycles to rush them to the hospital, as ambulances were yet to arrive," said Tarif Mohammad, a villager. A purported video of the desperate effort shows two men balancing the unconscious children on motorbikes.
Villagers first took the boys to a private hospital three kilometres away. Doctors there said they were ill-equipped to treat them.
"Finally, we rented private ambulances and rushed them to Nalhar Medical College and Hospital, Nuh. However, doctors declared Ayan and Ahsaan dead on arrival," Tarif added.
Meanwhile, the accused policeman was yet to face any action, such as suspension....
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