<p>An ambulance transporting a critically ill man had a blown tyre on Monday afternoon, prompting police to act.</p>.<p>The incident happened on Palace Road in front of the offices of the Department of Drug Control on Tuesday afternoon. At the time, the ambulance was transporting a patient from Gleneagles Global Hospitals near Richmond Circle to Cytecare Cancer Hospital in Yelahanka.</p>.<p>Medical sources said the patient, aged between 45 to 50, had suffered a stroke and was being treated at Gleneagles for Cerebral Venous Thrombosis (blood clot of a vein in the brain). It was decided to move him to Cytecare for additional ICU care in addition to neurological scanning, and to treat a secondary kidney-related problem.</p>.<p>DH, which was on-site, observed the ambulance speeding from the Maharani College junction towards Chalukya Circle before coming to a jarring halt.</p>.<p>Sunil, the owner of Baby Ambulance Services (a Laggere-based firm), which operates the vehicle, told DH later that the ambulance had a blown tyre.</p>.<p>“The wheel rim had been damaged a while ago and as the vehicle was speeding, the tyre burst,” he said, sharing GPS information which showed that the incident happened at 1.31 pm.</p>.<p>“The case being moved was a transfer patient. He was on oxygen supply, and we had a two-hour supply onboard. The patient was in no danger,” he added.</p>.<p>Although the driver attempted to call for a replacement ambulance, he was unsuccessful. When 15 minutes had passed, relatives of the infirm man, a woman, and her daughter, began to panic.</p>.<p>Noticing the situation, police constable Kasappa Kallur of the Cubbon Park traffic police station, who was on duty at the CID Junction, rushed to help.</p>.<p>Traffic police later said that he “did a commendable job acting as the tyre puncher (repairman) of the ambulance”.</p>.<p>They added the repairs were completed just as a replacement ambulance arrived. GPS information shows that the ambulance had stopped for a total of 27 minutes.</p>.<p>A representative of Cytecare said the “patient is in ICU and is stable now”.</p>.<p><strong>Bonus, heaps of praise</strong></p>.<p>Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) B R Ravikanthe Gowda on Wednesday rewarded Kallura with a bonus of Rs 5,000 for his helpful deed.</p>.<p>“We rise to the occasion and do our best in any given situation, and this is the best example,” added K M Shantharaju, DCP, Traffic (East).</p>.<p><strong>Watch latest videos by DH here:</strong></p>
<p>An ambulance transporting a critically ill man had a blown tyre on Monday afternoon, prompting police to act.</p>.<p>The incident happened on Palace Road in front of the offices of the Department of Drug Control on Tuesday afternoon. At the time, the ambulance was transporting a patient from Gleneagles Global Hospitals near Richmond Circle to Cytecare Cancer Hospital in Yelahanka.</p>.<p>Medical sources said the patient, aged between 45 to 50, had suffered a stroke and was being treated at Gleneagles for Cerebral Venous Thrombosis (blood clot of a vein in the brain). It was decided to move him to Cytecare for additional ICU care in addition to neurological scanning, and to treat a secondary kidney-related problem.</p>.<p>DH, which was on-site, observed the ambulance speeding from the Maharani College junction towards Chalukya Circle before coming to a jarring halt.</p>.<p>Sunil, the owner of Baby Ambulance Services (a Laggere-based firm), which operates the vehicle, told DH later that the ambulance had a blown tyre.</p>.<p>“The wheel rim had been damaged a while ago and as the vehicle was speeding, the tyre burst,” he said, sharing GPS information which showed that the incident happened at 1.31 pm.</p>.<p>“The case being moved was a transfer patient. He was on oxygen supply, and we had a two-hour supply onboard. The patient was in no danger,” he added.</p>.<p>Although the driver attempted to call for a replacement ambulance, he was unsuccessful. When 15 minutes had passed, relatives of the infirm man, a woman, and her daughter, began to panic.</p>.<p>Noticing the situation, police constable Kasappa Kallur of the Cubbon Park traffic police station, who was on duty at the CID Junction, rushed to help.</p>.<p>Traffic police later said that he “did a commendable job acting as the tyre puncher (repairman) of the ambulance”.</p>.<p>They added the repairs were completed just as a replacement ambulance arrived. GPS information shows that the ambulance had stopped for a total of 27 minutes.</p>.<p>A representative of Cytecare said the “patient is in ICU and is stable now”.</p>.<p><strong>Bonus, heaps of praise</strong></p>.<p>Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) B R Ravikanthe Gowda on Wednesday rewarded Kallura with a bonus of Rs 5,000 for his helpful deed.</p>.<p>“We rise to the occasion and do our best in any given situation, and this is the best example,” added K M Shantharaju, DCP, Traffic (East).</p>.<p><strong>Watch latest videos by DH here:</strong></p>
