A circulating video on social media captures an ambulance deviating from its intended purpose by transporting items unrelated to medical emergencies.
Among the items observed in the video are charcoal, detergents, plantains, and various others.
In the background, voices can be heard advising the driver against the unusual use of the ambulance.
This is not the first an ambulance has been seen deviating from its purpose, in 2021 an ambulance was captured to carrying bags of cement.
In this regard, the National Ambulance Service announced that it will lodge an official complaint with the police to investigate.
Speaking to the media, Public Relations Officer of the service, Simon Yusif Kawula stated that the ambulance in question encountered a gearbox issue, leading it to be taken to a mechanic for repairs in Manprobi, Accra.
He verified that this particular ambulance is one of the 307 units procured in 2019 as part of the One-constituency-One-Ambulance initiative and subsequently distributed across the nation.
Mr Kawula further explained that while under the care of the mechanic, the ambulance, assigned to the Sege constituency in the Greater Accra region, underwent a test drive.
However, it was unexpectedly found in Budumburam, Gomoa East District of the Central Region, where it was captured on film being utilized for the transportation of cement.
Watch the video below:
How an ambulance in the care of the Ghana Ambulance Service is being misused in Ghana pic.twitter.com/QI6YrVYVtM
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