Mysore/Mysuru, Feb. 21 -- Patients battling for survival are facing critical delays in reaching hospitals as ambulances struggle to navigate heavy traffic at K.R. Circle, raising serious concerns about emergency response in the city.

Despite the urgency of the 'golden hour', when every second can determine life or death, motorists are allegedly failing to give way even when ambulances approach with sirens blaring and horns sounding.

Ambulance drivers, conscious of the time-sensitive nature of medical emergencies, often speed towards hospitals with sirens on. However, at traffic signals, particularly at K.R. Circle, vehicles reportedly remain stationary, showing little urgency to clear a path. The situation, drivers say, has become a rou...