Union Minister Nitin Gadkari today flagged off Wagon Cab's taxi ambulance services here.
A startup, Wagon Cab claims to be India's first road emergency cab services provider.
The launch comes in the the backdrop of India accounting for 5 lakh road crashes annually worldwide in which 1.5 lakh people die.
Wagon Cab, which provides medically-trained drivers in its ambulance-taxis, said in the initial phase it will launch 200 cabs.
The drivers will be trained to handle critical situations and provide first-aid, for which they will be paid additional Rs 500, Wagon Cab said in a