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An Eastern Cape ambulance driver Anele Msuthu Nqawana has been suspended after he was arrested by the police for allegedly driving the emergency vehicle under the influence of alcohol.
The Eastern Cape health department has called the incident "embarrassing".
The police said the ambulance driver could not walk or stand and fell to the ground.
Eastern Cape ambulance driver Anele Msuthu Nqawana has been suspended after police arrested him for allegedly driving the emergency vehicle while drunk.
The 38-year-old was arrested around lunchtime on Thursday on the R63 road outside Eastern Cape capital Bhisho.
Eastern Cape health department spokesperson Sizwe Kupelo confirmed the suspension to News24.