Pregnani woman killed, five injured in ambulance accident

A pregnant woman on way to a hospital was killed and five others were injured when an ambulance hit a road side tree near Shankarakhole in Odisha's Kandhamal district early today, police said.
The accident took place as the ambulance lost control and dashed against the tree on its way from Raikia to the district headquarter hospital at Phulbani for the woman's delivery, they said.
The injured persons, including the driver of the ambulance, ASHA worker and relatives of the woman, were rescued and admitted to hospital with the help of locals, police said.