Archive · 20 Sep 2026
Pregnant Woman Carried After Ambulance Gets Stuck in Mud
An ambulance was called for a pregnant woman named Shivani in a village in Madhya Pradesh.
The ambulance could not reach her home because its wheels became stuck in mud.
Villagers carried her about two kilometres on a bullock cart.
They then used a two-wheeler to take her to a health centre.
Shivani gave birth to a baby girl who had already died before delivery.
Doctors said the baby likely died two or three days earlier, before this journey.
Villagers said the bad road caused problems and have requested a proper road.
Health officials said Shivani had not told health workers that the baby had stopped moving and that a road proposal was already being considered.
A 108 ambulance became stuck on a muddy, unpaved road in Mangiya Faliya, Khargone district.
Villagers carried Shivani about two kilometres on a bullock cart before taking her to a hospital by two-wheeler.
She reached the Community Health Centre at about 7:20 pm and delivered a stillborn baby girl around 7:42 pm.
Doctors said the fetus had died in the womb two to three days earlier, before the ambulance incident.
Residents cited poor road conditions, while health officials said fetal movement had not been reported and a road-construction proposal had been submitted.
- Who
- Shivani, villagers, health workers, doctors and health officials in Khargone district.
- What
- A muddy road stranded an ambulance, forcing villagers to transport a pregnant woman by bullock cart and two-wheeler; she later delivered a stillborn baby.
- When
- Friday evening; the woman reached the health centre around 7:20 pm and delivered at about 7:42 pm.
- Where
- Mangiya Faliya of Pipliya panchayat, about two kilometres from Bhikangaon in Madhya Pradesh’s Khargone district.
- Why
- The ambulance could not travel along the unpaved, muddy road; doctors said the fetus had died two to three days before delivery.
Residents’ Road Concerns
Officials’ Medical Explanation
Cause of the emergency transport
Residents’ Road Concerns
Residents said the poor, unfinished road prevented the ambulance from reaching Shivani and delayed her journey to the hospital.
Officials’ Medical Explanation
Health officials acknowledged that a road-construction proposal had been submitted and focused on the medical finding that the fetus had already died before the incident.
Cause of the stillbirth
Residents’ Road Concerns
The incident raised residents’ concerns that the transport delay and inadequate road access may have contributed to the tragedy.
Officials’ Medical Explanation
Doctors said there was no medical evidence linking the journey to the baby’s death, stating that the fetus had died two to three days earlier.
Pregnancy monitoring
Residents’ Road Concerns
Residents emphasized repeated requests for better infrastructure and emergency access.
Officials’ Medical Explanation
Health officials said Shivani had not been under regular local monitoring after returning from Gujarat and had not reported the absence of fetal movement in time.
- Location
- Mangiya Faliya, Pipliya panchayat, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh
- Distance carried
- About two kilometres
- Transport used
- Bullock cart, followed by a two-wheeler
- Hospital
- Community Health Centre
- Delivery time
- Around 7:42 pm
- Medical finding
- Doctors said the fetus had died in the womb two to three days earlier
- Road request
- Residents said applications had been submitted by about 121 households