5 killed as ambulance rams truck

Five persons were killed today when an ambulance rammed a truck in Mohanlalganj area on the outskirts of the city, police said.
The incident took place this morning when the ambulance carrying five patients hit the truck while overtaking it near Phulwari turn, they said.
The patients including the ambulance driver died on the spot, police said.
The truck driver managed to flee from the spot, they said, adding efforts are on to arrest him.
Those killed have been identified as Subhash, Suman, Golu, Rajdev Yadav and ambulance driver Ashok, police added.