A 65-year-old patient in the English city of Manchester was locked inside an ambulance for five hours when his driver forgot about him after finishing his workday, it was reported Saturday. The elderly man was trapped inside the vehicle - a non-emergency ambulance used for ferrying patients to appointments - at an ambulance station in the Manchester area on Tuesday evening until nearly 1 am the following day.
The driver, who was supposed to return him to his care home after a hospital appointment, is thought to have forgotten about the man after dropping off three other patients who were inside the ambulance.
The senior, a dialysis patient, was in good condition after the incident and was reported to called the event "just one of those things."
The ambulance driver has been suspended. [rc]
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October 31, 2009
UK: Patient locked inside ambulance by forgetful driver
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LONDON, England / EarthTimes / Aging / October 31, 2009
A 65-year-old patient in the English city of Manchester was locked inside an ambulance for five hours when his driver forgot about him after finishing his workday, it was reported Saturday. The elderly man was trapped inside the vehicle - a non-emergency ambulance used for ferrying patients to appointments - at an ambulance station in the Manchester area on Tuesday evening until nearly 1 am the following day.
The driver, who was supposed to return him to his care home after a hospital appointment, is thought to have forgotten about the man after dropping off three other patients who were inside the ambulance.
The senior, a dialysis patient, was in good condition after the incident and was reported to called the event "just one of those things."
The ambulance driver has been suspended. [rc]
Copyright DPA
A 65-year-old patient in the English city of Manchester was locked inside an ambulance for five hours when his driver forgot about him after finishing his workday, it was reported Saturday. The elderly man was trapped inside the vehicle - a non-emergency ambulance used for ferrying patients to appointments - at an ambulance station in the Manchester area on Tuesday evening until nearly 1 am the following day.
The driver, who was supposed to return him to his care home after a hospital appointment, is thought to have forgotten about the man after dropping off three other patients who were inside the ambulance.
The senior, a dialysis patient, was in good condition after the incident and was reported to called the event "just one of those things."
The ambulance driver has been suspended. [rc]
Copyright DPA
