Fourth ambulance breakdown leads to investigation

A SECOND team of Mercedes-Benz engineers has been sent to Ireland to investigate the latest incident in which a Health Service Executive ambulance developed engine problems.

It is understood the driver of the ambulance taking a patient to Dublin had to stop less than an hour after leaving Cork University Hospital on Wednesday evening. The ambulance was just outside of Cahir, Co Tipperary, when the crew noticed an unusual odour coming from the engine compartment, but there was no fire.

Another ambulance from Tipperary General Hospital took the patient to Dublin.