Ambulance in CM's convoy hit pedestrian

A high speed ambulance trailing Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma as part of his official convoy hit a pedestrian killing him in Ri-Bhoi district recently, officials said today.
The Guwahati-bound convoy of the Chief Minister had left Shillong at around 6 pm on April 20 and on reaching Sumer, the ambulance hit one Wanbok Syiem who was also taken to the Shillong Civil Hospital in critical condition, Ri-Bhoi district SP C V S Reddy told PTI.
The victim died the following morning after which the driver of the vehicle, Wanb ok Syiem (incidentally both the victim and the accused sharing the same name) was arrested based on an FIR lodged by the victim's sister, he said.

The matter came to light only after the family members of the victim came and met the media in the city on Saturday to highlight the plight of the victim's sister and his wife.
Narrating the incident, E Syiem, the victim's sister said the ambulance that came on a very high speed hit Donbok Syiem on the roadside while he was helping his aunt shift furniture.
After hitting the victim, the driver and a senior government doctor present in the ambulance took the victim on the same vehicle to Shillong Civil Hospital where he died the following morning, the family members said.

While there was no ex-gratia payment for the deceased till date, the Chief Minister could not be contacted for comments.