VISAKHAPATNAM: In a shocking incident, the body of a woman who died while undergoing treatment at the community health center in Bhadragiri of Parvathipuram Manyam district, was taken to her hometown in a garbage collection rickshaw. This was done by the family members as they were unable to afford a private ambulance, and the authorities of the hospital failed to provide a vehicle for them.As per the reports, 65-year-old Radhamma, a tribal woman, a native of Gummalakshmipuram in Manyam district, died on Friday at the community health centre in Bhadragiri after being admitted a few days earlier with severe ill-health. She lost her final breath while she was availing treatment, according to reports.Hospital authorities declined to provide a vehicle to shift the body of Radhamma to Gummalakshmipuram after a mortuary van was unavailable in the hospital. Relatives of the deceased then sought to hire a private vehicle but were unable to afford the Rs 2,500 charge.With no other option to shift the body, the relatives of the woman shifted the dead body in the garbage collection rickshaw. The video of the dead body was carried in the garbage collection rickshaw is heart-breaking. The locals said Radhamma’s husband and daughter passed away a few years ago.The locals have been appealing to the authorities to sanction a couple of hearses at the hospital.
