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In a shocking case of alleged medical negligence, an elderly man died in Pipalpada village under the Laxmipur police station limits of Koraput district after waiting nearly five hours for an ambulance.
The deceased, identified as Lalu Mandinga, was reportedly attacked by miscreants over just Rs 1,300, leaving him critically injured. His family members rushed him to Laxmipur Medical Centre, where doctors advised an immediate transfer to Koraput District Headquarters Hospital for advanced treatment.
However, despite repeated pleas from his family, no ambulance could be arranged for almost five hours. Doctors at Laxmipur tried to ...