Warning as wheel comes off ambulance

Ambulance staff have been instructed to check the nuts on the wheels on their vehicles before every shift after a wheel came off an ambulance.

The memo, dated the February 28, warns of potentially loose wheel nuts and advised on a new inspection system.

“As you are all aware, the National Ambulance Service has introduced yellow wheel nut markers on all its frontline emergency ambulances and intermediate care vehicles. These markers will assist staff with an early indication of potential loose wheel nuts,” it states.