Pune: YCMH Issues Notices to Ambulance Staff After Homeless Patient Falls Out Of Moving Vehicle
Pune, 12th October 2026: The administration of Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation-run Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial Hospital (YCMH) has issued notices to an ambulance driver and a staffer after a homeless patient fell out of a moving ambulance while being transferred to Sassoon General Hospital on Saturday night.
The incident, which occurred outside YCMH in Pimpri, came to light after a video of the patient falling onto the road went viral on social media, triggering outrage over lapses in patient safety protocols.
YCMH dean Dr Rajendra Wable confirmed that notices had been issued to the two employees. A police personnel was also travelling in the ambulance as per protocol.
According to hospital officials, the stretcher’s wheels had not been locked in place inside the ambulance and the rear door was also not properly locked. A staffer who was supposed to sit in the rear with the patient was instead seated in the front passenger seat. The driver was apparently unaware that the patient had hit the ambulance doors and fallen out.
The video shows the ambulance continuing without stopping after the patient fell. Bystanders gathered at the spot and moved the patient and stretcher to the roadside. The ambulance returned about 90 seconds later. In the footage, a man in police uniform can be heard pointing out that the rear door had not been secured properly, while the driver blames the ward staffer for failing to secure the stretcher.
Hospital officials said the patient had been brought to YCMH with an infection. He was being referred to Sassoon General Hospital because YCMH did not have the facilities required for his treatment.
