Football player broke his ankle and was taken to the hospital by taxi because the ambulance driver did not arrive [PHOTOS]

Football player Mario Cuéllar lived a terrible and truly unfortunate episode in the Bolivian League when he suffered a serious injury.

While the match between Oriente Petrolero and Guabirá was taking place, the central defender, trying to close down a rival cross, ended up fracturing his ankle.

Faced with the heartbreaking scene, the doctors of Oriente Petrolero waited for an ambulance to transport Mario Cuéllar to a hospital.

However, the medical vehicle never entered the field because the driver was absent. In the midst of this unprecedented panorama, the player was taken to the nearest hospital by taxi.

The newspaper "Diez" also explained that the ambulance driver showed up at the sports facility when the defender had already been taken to the hospital.