GANDERBAL: Zahoor Ahmad Dar, a resident of Chatergul Kangan area, died when he was taken to Trauma hospital Ganderbal where according to family doctors and ambulance was not available.
Brother of the deceased while recounting the death of his brother told to PTK that my brother was not keeping well and today he suffered pain and we shifted him to Trauma hospital Kangan where unfortunately there was no doctor available and neither there was any ambulance in the hospital which resulted death to my brother, have been there ambulance available he could not have died his brother Zahid said to PTK over phone.
Reports reaching to PTK office said the family and the relatives of the deceased have blocked the national highway Kangan Ganderbal which disrupted the traffic for hours together. Later SHO Kangan reached to the sport and assured valid investigation into the death of the patient.
When contacted to Block Medical officer Kangan he refuted the allegation of deceased family he said that the man has not died due to negligence and unavailable of doctors and ambulances but he had died before he was taken in our hospital.