Vehicle Crashes
The vehicle crashes topic contains news about single or multiple car crashes, ambulance crashes as well as vehicular risks and challenges to EMS providers.
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The Knox County EMS director had a blood alcohol content of nearly twice the legal limit
Mercy Flight deployed three helicopters when a tour bus carrying 54 people rolled over near Exit 48A in Pembroke
The coach, carrying more than 50 passengers from Niagara Falls, rolled into a ditch, leaving multiple dead and dozens airlifted to hospitals
Three years after an accident, Jason Fisher returned to Hagerstown’s Rider Jet Center to thank the air-medical team and off-duty EMT who saved his life
An SUV crashed into the Yonkers clinic lobby, injuring several people
New Orleans EMS says the medic was struck while awaiting a call and is in fair condition at a trauma center
The Fayette County EMS assistant director of operations fled the scene and was arrested at home
A single-engine plane veered out of control while landing at Kalispell City Airport, smashing into parked aircraft and sparking a runway fire, but all four aboard escaped with minor injuries
Dallas Fire-Rescue personnel evaluated over a dozen passengers after a DART light rail train caught fire
The U.S. Coast Guard has launched an investigation into the Biscayne Bay crash that killed two girls, critically injured two others
The driver, a 22-year-old man, died at the scene after his vehicle struck a MedTrust ambulance
A flatbed truck crashed into the Shriver Job Corps building in Devens, Massachusetts, injuring multiple people and prompting a multi-agency emergency response
A stolen Camaro crashed into a bus on I-35, causing a multi-vehicle pileup that killed four and injured 21
A vehicle slammed into a crowd outside an East Hollywood venue early Saturday, injuring 30 people, including seven critically
Two EMS workers were hospitalized after their ambulance was T-boned while responding to a call in Hartford
Fifteen people were hospitalized after a skydiving plane crashed while attempting an emergency landing near at an airport in Gloucester County
A bus carrying at least 20 people overturned after hitting railroad tracks in Lancaster
Everett Edwards served Clark Fork Valley Ambulance for 46 years, and was a volunteer firefighter for 50 years
The “She Drives Act,” would require the NHTSA to include advanced female dummies, aiming to close a safety gap in how cars are rated and approved
Clarks Fork Valley EMS provider Everett Edwards died after the ambulance he was driving was struck by a pickup truck and overturned
The wrongful death suit claims logging companies engaged in risky subcontracting practices and failed to vet operators, leading to the 2021 crash that killed a young firefighter/EMT
Two suspects were arrested after stealing an ambulance from Effingham Health System and leading police on a high-speed pursuit across three counties
Four children were among nine injured when a drunk driving suspect drove into an outdoor seating area at a busy Fort Myers taco stand
Nelson County Paramedic Wesley England died days after suffering a heart attack and crashing his vehicle following a demanding shift
Seventeen patients were taken to hospitals by city EMS and three by AMR, with injuries ranging from minor to serious
An ambulance was struck by a pickup while on an emergency run near I-10 in Loxley, sending the crew, patient, and the truck driver to the hospital
Seven people were injured in a crash in downtown Gatlinburg after a minivan accelerated unexpectedly, striking a pedestrian and several vehicles
For the second time in three months, a vehicle crashed into the roof of the Clay-Ray Veterans Association building in Excelsior Springs
A Greyhound bus traveling from Memphis to Nashville collided with another vehicle
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