A pregnant woman died allegedly after an ambulance failed to turn up in time at Kansa village under the Nilgiri police limits in Baleswar district late on Saturday night.
According to reports, Basanti, wife of Sanjay Nayak, complained of labour pain at around 8 pm, following which Nayak telephoned for 102-Ambulance service. However, no ambulance arrived till 12 am.
Nayak then sought service of a 108-Ambulance; and the emergency vehicle reached the village at around 12.45 am.
The woman was admitted to the Nilgiri Sub-Divisional Hospital at around 1.30 am, but she died while undergoing treatment.
Family members of the deceased have alleged that the delay in ambulance arrival led to her death.