It's a question of life and death. An emergency is how you define the situation.
Time is at a premium.
As are ambulances. Side by side, other VVIPs seem to be quite vocal with their demands for stand-by ambulances. While the PM's fleet includes two Mercedes ambulances, another pair is being wheeled in to strengthen his emergency medical service. The President, in turn, has two Mercedes ambulances at his service while the Vice-President and former PMs Narasimha Rao and V P Singh have one ambulance each. Capable of hitting a speed of 240 km per hour if required, the Mercedes ambulances extended to VVIPs have been built to weather the impact of accidents.