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‘Done for the day’: US ambulance driver abandons patient and takes Uber home
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‘Done for the day’: US ambulance driver abandons patient and takes Uber home

⌖ THE GUARDIAN · LONDON⏱ ✓ SOURCE · theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/…SHA-256 27EB5F71·7630FEDF

THE GUARDIAN · LONDON — 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…

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The Guardian
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World
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02 November 2026 · 13:52 UTC
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02 November 2026 · 14:00 UTC
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/02/ambulance-driver-abandons-patient-cleveland
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