Man turned his autorickshaw into Ambulance, Carries Covid Patients: Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal | Friday | 11th June, 2021

Summary:

Meet Javed Khan, a 34-year-old autorickshaw driver in Madhya Pradesh`s capital Bhopal, who turned his bread-winning vehicle into a free 24x7 ambulance service. 

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Bhopal man named Javed Khan, an autorickshaw driver, has come under gossip for good after he turned his autorickshaw into a 24x 7 Ambulance.

The autorickshaw is equipped with an Oxygen Cylinder, Hand Sanitizer, PPE Kit, and an Oximeter. 

Javed Khan, before the pandemic, was just another autorickshaw driver.

But then, he saw how the pandemic left people stranded for medical help, especially the poor who often carried their Covid-hit family members on their backs to the hospitals, as they could not afford an ambulance.

Mr.

Khan, a father of three children, decided to sell his wife`s gold necklace to invest the money in converting his autorickshaw into an ambulance. 

"I saw on social media and news channels how people were being carried to hospitals due to the shortage of ambulances.

So, I thought we should come forward for the sake of humanity, I sold my wife`s locket and arranged a cylinder and converted my auto into an ambulance." 

He started ferrying patients for free, despite the fact that he had a family to feed and additionally, was supporting his two brothers who were daily wage earners and had no source of income in the lockdown.