Ambulance Drivers Attacked by Car Dealers in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Four ambulance drivers suffered bleeding injuries after they were reportedly attacked by used car dealers, armed with aluminium rods and lathis at Kamineni cross roads under L B Nagar police station limits.

According to the L B Nagar police the quarrel started when the ambulance drivers who regularly park their ambulances under the flyover opposed one of the used car drivers working for New Multi Cars from parking their cars on the main road as it was obstructing traffic.

At 10.30 am on Wednesday over 15 persons including the used car dealers, armed with aluminium rods and lathis and suddenly attacked us, said the ambulance drivers G Srinivas, S Srikanth and Madhu, Boddu Ravi, one of the injured ambulance drivers. I suffered bleeding injuries to my head, neck and hands when I tried to obstruct them from attacking, Boddu Ravi said.

We received treatment at the Nakshatra hospital in L B Nagar and lodged a complaint with the LB Nagar police but so far no action has been taken against the persons who attacked us, Ravi said.