A couple were killed and several vehicles and police Island damaged when a speeding ambulance rammed into their two-wheeler near Richmond Circle on Saturday morning.

Several two wheelers and a police chowki was also damaged .

The deceased have been identified as Ismail,40 and Sameena Banu .

Senior officers visited the spot and said that the couple was travelling on a Dio scooter when an ambulance coming at high speed from the Richmond Circle side crashed into them from behind.

The signal was red,and the couple had stopped their bike when the ambulance,allegedly driven recklessly, failed to slow down and hit them.

The impact was so severe that both crushed under the ambulance and died on the spot .

The ambulance,which reportedly belonged to Cloudnine hospital did not have any patient

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