{
  "id": 6142251,
  "title": "UP Shocker: Video Shows Ambulance Carrying Woman In Labour Stuck In Pothole; Unborn Baby Dies",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/up-shocker-video-shows-ambulance-carrying-woman-in-labour-stuck-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-07T14:30:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/up-shocker-video-shows-ambulance-carrying-woman-in-labour-stuck-in-pothole-unborn-baby-dies"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "An ambulance carrying Nidhi Singh, a 25-year-old woman in labour, became stuck in a pothole in Gadhbar village, Agra district, Uttar Pradesh, during the early hours of September 3. The incident occurred after she went into labour around 1 am, prompting her family to call an ambulance. The vehicle was immobilized for nearly two hours due to the deep pothole, located around 2 km from her home. Villagers had to assist by pulling the ambulance using a tractor. The baby died in the womb as a result of complications caused by the delay in reaching the Community Health Centre, which was reached at around 3:30 am. The delay was attributed to the emergency journey. The condition of the village road, previously repaired by the Public Works Department (PWD) six months ago, was cited as a factor in the tragedy. Villagers had repeatedly reported the deteriorating road to the junior engineer of the PWD, but no action was taken. The Bah Sub-Divisional Magistrate acknowledged the complaint and assured that repairs would be expedited. Authorities also stated that the incident would be investigated.",
  "summary": "An ambulance carrying a woman in labour was stuck in a large, mud-filled pothole for nearly two hours in Uttar Pradesh’s Agra district, after which her unborn baby died, according to reports. The incident occurred in Gadhbar village under the Bah sub-division during the early hours of September 2–3. The woman, identified in reports as Nidhi Singh, went into labour around 1 am, prompting her…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Baby dies after 2-hour ambulance delay in Agra — because of a pothole",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/baby-dies-after-2-hour-ambulance-delay-in-agra-because-of-a-pothole",
        "published": "2026-09-07T11:17:29.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}