Ambulance breaks down outside patient’s house

A seriously ill man suffering a life-threatening heart attack had to receive CPR at the side of the road after an ambulance sent to rush him to hospital broke down outside his home.

Dublin City Council have confirmed they are investigating the incident, which is the latest in a series of recent breakdowns involving the vital vehicles, after it occurred on Brian Road in Marino, Dublin, on Tuesday evening.

The Irish Examiner understands that a crew from the North Strand base was rushed out to the scene after being alerted by an emergency 999 call about a middle-aged man who was suffering a heart attack.