17-year-old girl dies at UP hospital after alleged delay in stretcher and ambulance support

A 17-year-old girl died at the Government Medical College in Budaun, Uttar Pradesh, after her family alleged that she could not get a stretcher or ambulance support for nearly an hour while trying to shift her to another hospital.

According to the family, the girl’s brother struggled to arrange emergency assistance and was forced to carry her on his shoulders inside the hospital premises. She later died on the hospital steps, leaving her family devastated.

The incident has raised serious concerns over the availability of basic emergency facilities in government hospitals and triggered questions over patient care and response systems.

The family has alleged negligence on the part of hospital authorities, while the incident has sparked demands for accountability and improved healthcare infrastructure in government-run medical facilities.