Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru

Mangaluru, July 19: A Sullia driver took a newborn baby from Mangaluru to Bengaluru for treatment in an ambulance in just 4 hours and 50 minutes.

Hanif, an ambulance driver from Sullia's KVG Hospital, took a 15-day-old baby from a private hospital in Mangaluru to the Jayadeva Heart Treatment Center in Bengaluru for emergency treatment.

The newborn was suffering from a congenital heart disease. When the doctors advised to take the child as soon as possible, the parents requested an ambulance. Driver Hanif, who immediately went to Mangaluru, left with the child at 4 pm on July 17 and took him to Jayadeva Hospital at 8.50 pm, acting as an ambulance.

They were taken to Bengaluru via Mangaluru-Puttur-Sullia-Madikeri-Mysuru. Information was given in advance about the route the ambulance would need to take.

Accordingly, the public cooperated to ensure the smooth movement of the ambulance. Zero traffic arrangements were made by the KVG ambulance vehicle and the Shiva ambulance driver, Shiva and Sameer, and the police department through the highway patrolling staff.