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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It is critical that agencies conduct a formal review of all collisions
A Broward County Sheriff’s Office fire rescue helicopter crashed into a structure shortly after takeoff
Fire and EMS personnel in Spartanburg County rescued two people in plane crash
EMS personnel in German Township transported at least 13 patients to hospitals
The NYPD said the driver appeared to be having some type of mental crisis
After triage, patients were transported to hospitals in Plantation and Fort Lauderdale
The Sonoma County pair were lowered 200 feet to reach a patient approximately 100 feet off the roadway
Monroe County’s Trauma Star helicopter transported one patient to a mainland hospital
Several rescue companies worked on patient extrication in the Jefferson County crash
Two people were injured when their vehicle went into the James River before a bridge-tunnel
Four Polk County Fire Rescue members were injured when their ambulance crashed into a business
Darell Caldwell led police on a string of interstate crashes from Arlington County into the District of Columbia
Authorities say the RV blew a tire, crossed the median and the struck the semi head-on
First responders in fire and police boats, along with the U.S. Coast Guard, responded to a crash off Long Island’s south shore
San Francisco Fire Department Chief Jeanine Nicholson presented regulators 55 written reports of the robotaxis interfering with emergency response
One person was pinned under the vehicle after it crashed into the Los Angeles service center reception area
Van-Far Paramedic Jason Bostic suffered multiple fractures in both legs and arms
Police believe the Decatur Township crash, which left a car embedded into the second floor, was intentional
7 passengers are in critical condition after their bus rolled over on a winding highway in Boise County
Authorities say the bus carrying up to 50 people struck an embankment and a car on I-81 near Harrisburg.
Approximately 100 riders were on the train when it derailed near the Jamaica, Queens station
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Rescuers in Veronia said it was impossible to see the crash site due to the heavy brush.
A driver was critically injured after his minivan crashed into an ambulance responding to a call
A tour bus carrying over 50 people overturned after colliding with another vehicle near the Grand Canyon West Skywalk
A stolen vehicle went onto a sidewalk near Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan before driving the wrong way and striking another vehicle
As West Manatee Fire Rescue personnel were clearing the crash scene a boat with a shark bite victim arrived at the boat ramp
First responders in Kittitas County arrived in minutes and began treating the patients and keeping the fire from spreading
One person is dead after a boat capsized in Lake Michigan
SIM-IA has been visiting cities on the RAGBRAI route to offer EMS training through clinical scenarios
LAFD firefighters had to extricate three people from the car after it crashed into the camp
The Park City Fire District has 5 motorbikes for trail and off-road emergency response
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