{
  "id": 9111102,
  "title": "Eastern Cape ambulance shortage puts lives at risk",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/eastern-cape-ambulance-shortage-puts-lives-at-risk",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-22T08:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/sunday-tribune/news/2026-09-22-eastern-cape-ambulance-shortage-puts-lives-at-risk/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A shortage of ambulances in the Eastern Cape has left critically injured patients waiting for hours for emergency transport, with residents and community members forced to step in as the province grapples with an ageing EMS fleet.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}