Bhopal, July 8 -- A 28-year-old woman delivered quadruplets inside an autorickshaw in Madhya Pradesh's Mandla district after an ambulance allegedly failed to reach her home in time, with all four newborns declared dead on arrival at a hospital, officials said on Wednesday.

Rajni Sindram, a resident of Naigawan village, went into severe labour pains at her home at about 7 am. She was said to be seven months pregnant.

"We immediately called the 108 ambulance service but no ambulance arrived. Seeing her condition deteriorating, we called the local Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) worker and rushed her to the nearby Primary Health Centre in an auto at about 8 am," Rajni's husband, Ganesh Singaram, said.

At the primary health centre...