Bhubaneswar, April 11 -- Balasore: Two groups of private ambulance owners and drivers on Sunday clashed at the Nilagiri hospital in the district, causing serious injuries to persons from both the parties.

According to reports, a fight ensued on Sunday morning after the drivers and owners of both the ambulances crossed swords to transport a recovered patient from the hospital to home.

While one ambulance driver had agreed to transport the patient with a rent of Rs 250, the other driver persuaded the patient's family to take them home with Rs 200.

The incident prompted the driver of one of the ambulance along with his owner and a group of locals to exchange heated arguments with the driver and owner of the second ambulance. The situation...