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Driver plunges ambulance overboard with nurse

Feb 14, 2013 News

The driver of an ambulance attached to the East Bank Demerara Regional Hospital yesterday lost control of the vehicle and ended up in the trench at Banks DIH Limited around  14:00 hours.
The ambulance was heading to Georgetown at speed with a nurse as the only occupant when the incident occurred.
The driver whose only name was “Joe” is in police custody at the Ruimveldt Police Station while the nurse, Allison O’Neal, was up to press time yesterday being treated for injuries at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC).
One man who claimed to have seen what happened said, that it was raining heavily when the ambulance’s driver attempted to overtake another vehicle on the turn and ended up in the trench.
There are reports that passersby assisted the duo out of the trench. The driver was immediately taken into police custody while the woman was taken to the hospital.
Health Minister, Bheri Ramsaran, when contacted said that he was informed about the incident and an investigation will be launched.
When asked whether yesterday’s incident would have an impact on transporting patients from the regional hospital to the city, he responded in the negative. Ambulance drivers at Georgetown Public Hospital would be assisting the regional hospital.
The Minister added that it was very disgusting to hear that the ambulance was travelling at such a speed even though there were no patients.
It was only last Sunday that an ambulance heading to the New Amsterdam Hospital struck and killed a man as he was attempting to cross the road on the Rose Hall, Corentyne Public Road. The dead man was identified only as “Milo.”

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