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.
A deadly vehicle attack in New Orleans underscores the need for EMS to adapt to evolving threats, exploring strategies for prevention, response and building resilience
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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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Four people were trapped beneath the vehicle that crashed into spectators during the celebratory soccer parade in England
A small plane crashed into San Diego’s Murphy Canyon neighborhood, igniting about 15 homes and vehicles
A man mowing near an abandoned building in Eastland, Texas, crashed his truck after being swarmed by bees from a disturbed hive
Four people were airlifted to hospitals after a boat crashed into the Seven Mile Bridge in the Florida Keys
Federal investigators are examining how a Mexican Navy ship crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge, killing two sailors and injuring 19
A driver reportedly crossed a double-solid line while attempting to pass another vehicle and crashed into the ambulance, leaving a paramedic with minor injuries
A Killeen fire captain celebrating the birth of his fifth child on Mother’s Day was killed in a crash while leaving the hospital to pickup his other children
A disabled SUV was rear-ended by a tour bus, which then veered across all lanes, crashed into a guardrail and burst into flames
Dashcam footage shows the moment a car hit a Cotton firefighter as he worked a crash scene in Cumberland County—sending him flying
Crews in Louisville saved a semitruck driver trapped in a cab hanging off an I-65 overpass after a crash sent the vehicle teetering over the edge
A bus veered off both sides of Missouri Highway 100 west of Hermann after the driver overcorrected
Air ambulances and ground EMS teams treated multiple victims after a van carrying 14 tourists collided with a pickup and caught fire
San Bernardino County Fire Protection District crews used ropes to save a motorcyclist who fell 100 feet down a mountain pass
A car plowed through a building in Chatham, Illinois, killing four people, including three children, and injuring several others
At least a dozen were injured after a boat struck a ferry near Clearwater’s Memorial Causeway Bridge, prompting a mass casualty response
Three members of an ARCH Air Medical Service crew were injured when their medical helicopter crashed while taking off from a Hartford fire station
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