Brzeg Dolny paramedics drunk on job, fail to arrive at scene of accident

A paramedics unit of the Brzeg Dolny ambulance service, after excessive drinking on duty, failed to answer an emergency call to an automobile accident, in which 22 people were later reported as injured. The accident occurred when the driver of a bus lost control of his vehicle and rammed into an overpass support column. Police arriving at the scene immediately called for an ambulance. After receiving no response from Brzeg Dolny, where the dispatch center is located, the officers sent a patrol car to investigate. It was then that they learned the paramedics on duty that evening had indulged in the consumption of alcohol. The police took the paramedics back to the station to undergo a breathalyzer test which confirmed that two of those on duty were legally under the influence of alcohol. Brzeg Dolny ambulance service employees declined to comment on the incident. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p.4)