The driver says, ”It was the first time I had experienced a wheel lock in an ambulance.”
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Photos of the ambulance with the 'wheel locked' have started being posted on social media. Many are reacting by linking it to the 'insensitivity' of the traffic police.
This incident in particular is from 26 Chaitra 2082.
Krishna Kumar Dadel, the driver of the ambulance of District Hospital Rukum West, had come to Kathmandu to bring a patient. When he arrived in Kathmandu, he was on his way to eat at his sister's room in Anamnagar when he parked it on the sidewalk near Singha Dabar East Gate, Anamnagar.
'I had parked the ambulance and gone to eat,' driver Dadel told Kantipur, 'I also had to get my health checked, so I parked there and reached Bir Hospital. When I returned after treatment, I was surprised to see the wheel locked in the ambulance.'
He has been driving this ambulance for three years. But he said that it was the first time he had experienced a wheel lock in an ambulance. He said that after the traffic police insisted on issuing a ticket, he showed all the relevant documents from the Nagarik app. 'After that, the traffic police have not taken any action against you so far. This time, they did not issue a ticket, but they told you not to park here,' he said.
If the driver is not present and there is a disruption in traffic management, then action should be taken. - Naresh Subedi , spokesperson, spokesperson of the Valley Traffic Police Office We took a response from the spokesperson of the Valley Traffic Police Office and Superintendent of Police Naresh Raj Subedi on this issue. He said that surveillance has been tightened on vehicles parking in prohibited areas, not following lane discipline rules, and parking on the sidewalk. According to him, even if it is an essential service vehicle, everyone must follow the traffic management rules.
‘According to Nepal’s traffic rules, an ambulance is an emergency service vehicle. Therefore, it is not appropriate to obstruct such a vehicle when it is carrying a patient, has a siren and is in emergency mode. We have worked to make the ambulance comfortable at that time. However, the ambulance was not in an emergency situation but was kept for a long time in violation of parking rules,’ he said, ‘If the driver is not present and it has obstructed traffic management, then action should be taken.’ He said that it is their responsibility to take action against the ambulance that is seen without a driver in a place where parking is not allowed for a long time.’
The traffic police say that the wheels were locked because there was no hospital nearby and it was parked for a long time without a driver.
