It was the first time STOMPer Jeff1244 saw an ambulance that
needed rescuing -- this ambulance was apparently stuck on the grass
patch at the void deck of the HDB flat after coming to the aid of
an old lady.
The STOMPer recounted:
"At around 8pm yesterday (Jan 9). I was amazed to see that this
ambulance was stuck on the wet soil.
"I heard that there was an old lady lying down on a stretcher with
some other accompanying medical equipment at the void
deck while she waited for another ambulance.|
"At first the red color Civil Defence car tried to help by pushing
the car backwards while one guy inside the car reversed but the
attempt failed.
"In the end they called for a tow truck that came at around 11pm
and the ambulance was finally rescued from the grass patch an hour
later.
"People clapped after it was rescued.
"The objective to rescue people became to rescue the
ambulance..."
Another STOMPer, Hasty Decision, also added to the account:
"An ambulance driver made the wrong decision when he decided to
mount the kerb to fetch a sick old lady at Bukit Merah View.
"Instead of 'rescuing' the old lady, they ended up being the one
that needed to be 'rescued'.
"The driver later took out the sign '122' from the ambulance so
that people would not know which division they are from.
"'122' is the Alexandra Fire Station.
"Because of a hasty decision, the old lady is compromised and
taxpayers' money was wasted by calling in the tow truck."
http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/stomp/sgseen/this_urban_jungle/531208/ambulance_comes_to_old_ladys_resuce__but_ends_up_being_rescued.html