By Janis Mara Staff
Contra Costa Times
An ambulance swerved out of control and hit a light pole near Fitzgerald Drive in Pinole Sunday afternoon, putting the light pole out of commission but causing no injuries, police said.
The American Medical Response ambulance was responding to an emergency call at a nearby Motel 6 at 1:31 p.m. with sirens on and lights flashing when the eastbound driver lost control on a small curve and hit the median strip, bringing a light pole down across two lanes of traffic, Pinole police Sgt. Tim Cauwels said.
The crash popped a tire, crumpled the door and damaged the bumper on the driver’s side of the ambulance, but the driver was unhurt, Cauwels said. Traffic was diverted briefly and a new ambulance was dispatched to the motel.
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