In a shocker, a 54-year old Pune man died on a chair on a Pune road awaiting an ambulance during lockdown, early Saturday morning, officials and family members said.
The incident occurred around 4 am when the victim, Yesudas M. Francis sat on a chair for nearly three hours, hoping for an ambulance to come and rush him to a hospital.
An official of Samarth Police Station told IANS that the incident had happened and details were awaited from a hospital soon.
The victim’s distraught wife, sister and other relatives sat around him in a circle, maintaining physical distance, as local social activists and volunteers attempted to console them.
Around 1 am, Francis suffered severe uneasiness and the family called for an ambulance and also sought police help.
Later, they shifted him on a chair out of their home near Manusha Mosque in Nana Peth area of Pune, the country’s second worst-hit by the Covid-19 pandemic.
For nearly three hours, the family kept calling ambulance numbers but none came, while a police patrol reportedly reached but could not help much as no ambulances were available.
Around 4 am, seated on a plastic chair, Francis breathed his last, surrounded by his helpless family.
A local volunteer said that owing to lockdown and containment in the area, roads have been barricaded or strewn with stones to stop vehicular movement.
Sometime after his death, a tempo was available and Francis’ body was taken to a government hospital where he was pronounced dead on admission.
Videos and photos of the family which went viral on social media evoked strong reactions among the citizens of Pune and elsewhere.-IANS News
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