The RCMP and the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) have released details on an incident that involved an ambulance in southeast Saskatchewan last week.
The ambulance was travelling northbound on Highway 9 in the early morning hours of Feb. 21 when it hit a ditch and tipped over. Two attendants and one patient were aboard at the time.
“Another SHA ambulance responded to the incident and transported the patient and the crew from the first ambulance to the nearest hospital, where the patient passed away,” the SHA said in a statement.
The SHA said it is still gathering information, and it is not able to provide any further details on the location, the patient, the patient’s cause of death, or the situation, as they may identify the patient.
The EMS team was assessed and released at the hospital.
In the release, the SHA will investigate this incident fully and provide additional information to the family of the patient as it becomes available. If any information can be released to media, they said they would provide an update.
The Carnduff RCMP is also investigating the incident.
