South African ambulances are death on wheels - Report

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South African ambulances are death on wheels - Report

Many South African ambulances pose a major threat to their passengers due to being converted from panel vans, the City Press reported.

Speaking to the City Press, former banker Hennie de Beer - who exposed a similar issue several years ago related to minibus taxis - said that may local ambulances have been converted from three-seater Toyota panel vans.
 
20 years ago i tried to get the SABS to set up standards for ambulances with no success. There are American KKK specs. EU specs and Australian standards available. Currently ambulances are based on a roads dept document from 1963. There is no requirement even to have seatbelts for the occupants and none have ever been crash tested.
 
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