Health department denies girl died because ambulance was late


  • Nation
  • Friday, 16 Mar 2018

At the scene of the tragedy.

PETALING JAYA: The Negeri Sembilan state health department has denied claims that a 16-year-old student died in an accident in Mantin on Friday (March 16) because the ambulance took too long to arrive.   

Its director Dr Zainudin Mohd Ali said that they received a call at 6.49am with an ambulance leaving at 6.50am, reaching the site of the incident at 7.20am.

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