<p>A man was forced to carry his mother's body on his motorcycle for over 50 km after a government-run hospital denied a hearse van to him in Madhya Pradesh's Shahdol district.</p>.<p>The deceased was identified as Jaimantri Yadav, a resident of Anuppur district (located in Madhya Pradesh-Chhattisgarh border).</p>.<p>A few day ago, she was admitted to a government hospital with an acute chest pain. As her condition deteriorated, Anuppur district hospital authorities referred her to a medical college-cum district hospital in adjoining district - Shahdol, where she died during treatment, a hospital employee told IANS on Monday.</p>.<p>After the woman died, her son tried to arrange for a hearse to take the body home for cremation but to no avail. However, there was no hearse available at the hospital, the employee said on condition of anonymity.</p>.<p>The family tried to arrange for a private ambulance but due to exorbitant charges, they decided to take the body on a two-wheeler. Subsequently, the body was wrapped in a bedsheet, tied to the motor-cycle which was riden by the woman's son for around 50 km.</p>.<p>The incident came to light after someone, who filmed the act, uploaded it on social media which soon went viral.</p>.<p>Notably, it is not first such incident in Madhya Pradesh where due to unavailability of ambulance, families had to take the bodies on their own.</p>.<p>On July 11, an 8-year-old child was seen waiting for a vehicle to take the body of his two-year-old brother to home after the hospital authority refused to provide hear van in Guna district.</p>
<p>A man was forced to carry his mother's body on his motorcycle for over 50 km after a government-run hospital denied a hearse van to him in Madhya Pradesh's Shahdol district.</p>.<p>The deceased was identified as Jaimantri Yadav, a resident of Anuppur district (located in Madhya Pradesh-Chhattisgarh border).</p>.<p>A few day ago, she was admitted to a government hospital with an acute chest pain. As her condition deteriorated, Anuppur district hospital authorities referred her to a medical college-cum district hospital in adjoining district - Shahdol, where she died during treatment, a hospital employee told IANS on Monday.</p>.<p>After the woman died, her son tried to arrange for a hearse to take the body home for cremation but to no avail. However, there was no hearse available at the hospital, the employee said on condition of anonymity.</p>.<p>The family tried to arrange for a private ambulance but due to exorbitant charges, they decided to take the body on a two-wheeler. Subsequently, the body was wrapped in a bedsheet, tied to the motor-cycle which was riden by the woman's son for around 50 km.</p>.<p>The incident came to light after someone, who filmed the act, uploaded it on social media which soon went viral.</p>.<p>Notably, it is not first such incident in Madhya Pradesh where due to unavailability of ambulance, families had to take the bodies on their own.</p>.<p>On July 11, an 8-year-old child was seen waiting for a vehicle to take the body of his two-year-old brother to home after the hospital authority refused to provide hear van in Guna district.</p>