Dramatic footage shows the moment an unconscious British tourist was rushed to hospital on the back of a police motorcycle after collapsing in Vietnam.
The female holidaymaker collapsed near the Dolphin Palace in Hạ Long, Quảng Ninh, at around 4.30pm on August 28.
Road Traffic Police Team No. 2 was maintaining traffic order nearby when an accompanying British man alerted officers that his daughter had fainted.
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Captain Lê Hoàng Minh and his colleagues immediately placed her on a police motorcycle and headed towards Quảng Ninh General Hospital.
Footage shows the woman lying on the back of the motorcycle as police escort her through the congested streets.
The emergency journey took place during rush hour, while large numbers of people were also travelling towards October 30 Square for a concert.
Officers sounded their sirens to clear a path through the heavy traffic and get the tourist to hospital as quickly as possible.
On reaching the hospital, Captain Minh carried the unconscious woman over his shoulder into the emergency department for treatment.
Vietnam’s official Traffic Police Department subsequently confirmed that the patient was a female tourist of British nationality.
The Traffic Police Department said the woman appeared to be showing signs of a stroke, although no diagnosis has been confirmed.
Her name, age and UK hometown have not been officially released.
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