Councillors to grill HSE officials over lack of ambulance

Senior HSE and ambulance officials have been summoned to explain, in person, to Cork County Council why no ambulance was made available to take Vakaris Martinaitis to hospital after falling from an upstairs bedroom window.

The two-year-old died in hospital last Wednesday, 48 hours after the bank holiday incident at his Midleton home.

Ex-Cork hurling star Kevin Hennessy rushed to the family’s aid and took the injured child first to Southdoc and then to hospital in his car after being informed no ambulance was available.