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.
Why post-crash care matters: 42% of patients alive at EMS arrival die later
Ambulance collisions, which happen with frightening regularity, often result in injury and are occasionally fatal, especially for private vehicle drivers
You’re responsible for managing the crash scene; this includes what happens behind the scene as well as at the scene
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
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
A fiery crash involving about 15 motorcycles on I-35W in Fort Worth left 17 people injured, including four in critical condition, prompting a massive emergency response
An SUV crashed into a group of motorcyclists a Kalamazoo gas station injuring seven people and causing major damage
A crash involving a school bus on I-77 in Chester County left an eighth-grade boy dead and sent students and adults to the hospital
Six people were injured in a fatal four-vehicle hit-and-run crash in Riverside
MOST POPULAR
- Officials identify crewmembers killed in Ky. medical helicopter crash
- Va. EMT killed in ambulance crash known for his passion for the job
- Va. EMT killed after dump truck collides with ambulance
- Ill. medevac crew injured when helicopter crashes, burns during training
- ‘This is evil': Authorities find multiple improvised explosives inside truck in New Orleans attack