A private ambulance driver, who received concessions from drivers by sounding a siren on a congested road during rush hour, stopped by a cafe to buy coffee, which caused outrage.



An official from the ambulance company apologized, saying, "It's embarrassing and I can't lift my head."



On the 15th, an apology written by a controversial private ambulance company was posted on the YouTube channel Han Moon-chul TV.



In the apology, he said, "I have nothing to say and I am ashamed to say that a private ambulance stopped by a coffee shop rather than a hospital with a siren on to buy coffee. I am sorry."



He explained the situation at the time, saying, "There is a CCTV inside the ambulance, so I checked it and it seems that (the employee in question) stopped at a coffee shop to buy coffee and went to the hospital on the way to pick up the transferred patient at around 8:43 am that day."



He apologized, saying, "Emergency car privileges are only available when serving as an emergency car, but there is no excuse for operating like an emergency car while traveling for the purpose of transporting patients."



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Previously, on the 13th, a video was posted on the YouTube channel saying, "I thought it was an emergency and got out of the way, but the private ambulance went to the cafe and it was embarrassing."



The incident occurred on a road in Nam-gu, Busan on the morning of the 2nd, and the video shows that an ambulance ran with a siren on a congested road during rush hour, and drivers hurriedly opened the way.



And about 7 minutes later, the informant witnessed the ambulance standing at a nearby cafe, and soon after saw the ambulance driver boarding the ambulance again with coffee in one hand.



The video became controversial online with over 640,000 views as of today (17th).



In response, an official from a private ambulance company lowered his head, saying, "We will do our best to train our employees more thoroughly so that they do not deviate from the role of an emergency vehicle."



Meanwhile, according to Paragraph 1 of Article 45 of the Emergency Medical Services Act, ambulance drivers who operate an ambulance for other than intended purposes, such as transporting emergency patients, may be punished by imprisonment for up to one year or a fine of up to 20 million won and suspension of business for up to six months. there is.