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‘Done for the day’: US ambulance driver abandons patient and takes Uber home
Patient with chest pains rescued by Cleveland EMS after driver of private ambulance gets lost and leaves
An ambulance driver in Ohio abandoned a patient they were taking to hospital after getting lost and decided to call an Uber and go home.
The bizarre incident played out in Cleveland last week when the patient was being transported to the Cleveland Clinic with chest pain. According to the local broadcaster KWTX: “The ambulance driver got lost, told her he was done driving for the day, and called an Uber.”
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Guardian staff · Mon, Nov 2, 2026, 5:52 AM
US news | The Guardian
Patient with chest pains rescued by Cleveland EMS after driver of private ambulance gets lost and leaves
An ambulance driver in Ohio abandoned a patient they were taking to hospital after getting lost and decided to call an Uber and go home.
The bizarre incident played out in Cleveland last week when the patient was being transported to the Cleveland Clinic with chest pain. According to the local broadcaster KWTX: “The ambulance driver got lost, told her he was done driving for the day, and called an Uber.”
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