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At least four people, including a newborn baby, a doctor and a nurse, died after an ambulance caught fire near Modasa town in Gujarat’s Arvalli district early Tuesday, police said.

The fire broke out around 1 am on the Modasa-Dhansura road while the one-day-old infant, who had developed complications after birth, was being shifted from a Modasa hospital to a private hospital in Ahmedabad, police inspector D.B. Vala said.

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The baby, his father Jignesh Mochi (38), doctor Shantilal Rentia (30) of Ahmedabad, and nurse Bhuriben Manat (23) from Arvalli died in the blaze.

Three others, two relatives of Mochi and the ambulance driver, sustained burn injuries and were admitted to a nearby hospital, police added.

"Jignesh Mochi was a native of neighbouring Mahisagar district and his newborn child was under treatment at a private hospital in Modasa after birth. When he was being taken to another private hospital, the ambulance caught fire on its way due to some unknown reason," DB Vala said.

Police-released CCTV footage shows the ambulance slowing down near a petrol pump after the driver noticed flames breaking out at the rear of the vehicle.

"While the driver and two of Mochi's relatives, who were on the front seat, escaped with injuries, the infant, his father, along with the doctor and a nurse, who were on the back side of the vehicle, were charred to death in the blaze," Vala said.

Although the local fire brigade arrived quickly after being alerted, the four victims could not be rescued, he said.

The injured have been identified as the ambulance driver, Ankit Thakor, and two of Jignesh Mochi’s relatives, Gaurang Mochi and Gitaben Mochi.

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District Superintendent of Police Manoharsinh Jadeja stated that forensic experts have been summoned to investigate the incident and determine the cause of the tragedy.

(With PTI Inputs)

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