The HSE is investigating how a paramedic who was working 22 hours in a row fell asleep at the wheel of an ambulance — writing off the €100,000-plus vehicle.

The Irish Examiner has learned that one of just four ambulances serving the rural West Cork region was involved in the incident at 6am yesterday.


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