Six ambulance staffs were thrashed by locals after an ambulance van hit a trolley at Chauliasola Chhak on the Udala-Baripada road in Mayurbhanj district on Wednesday night.
Sources said a 108 Ambulance was returning from a hospital here after admitting a patient from Udala at around 2 am. Due to poor visibility due to fog, the ambulance hit a stationary trolley on the roadside. Angry over this, locals present on the spot dragged the driver, a pharmacist and an attendant out of the ambulance van and beat them black and blue.
Getting information, when another ambulance team from Baripada reached the spot, the locals also started beating the driver and two other occupants of the van. All the injured were later admitted to a nearby hospital for treatment.
While a police complaint in this connection was lodged, staffs of the 108 Ambulance service threatened to stage an agitation if action is not taken against the assailants.