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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“Something said you need to check again,” Kyle Dowling said when he saw tire tracks leading over an embankment
A pile-up on the Missouri River Bridge involved a cattle carrier with 57 head of cattle
4 patients in the Aurora crash were flown to hospitals
The UPMC Williamsport paramedic was getting his dinner when he heard the crash next door
The Broward County Sheriff’s Office said the woman crashed the NHT ambulance once then bailed out before the second crash
First responders in Sacramento arrived to find a total of 11 patients with serious injuries
First responders in Lowndes County were on the scene of a crash when the car went flying up the ramp of the tow truck
Austin-Travis County EMS started a pilot program on three lakes to decrease response times to boating accidents
Multiple departments responded to a crash in Barron County that killed two people and critically injured three
Bags of cement went flying and one crashed through the windshield of a car, killing a passenger
Ukiah hospital’s ‘Trauma Expo’ brings first responders and ED staff together to experience each others’ jobs during an MCI training drill
The city has seen ambulances break down en route to the hospital with patients inside, EMS Chief Amera Gilchrist said
A Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office spokesman said there were no “visible or obvious” injuries but complaints of pain
CAL FIRE crews responded after a Mini Cooper went through the window and injured a customer inside the Placer County store
Witnesses say a van appeared to have been crushed between two tractor-trailers in a crash that left several people injured
A 74-year-old patient died after head-on collision involving a Regional Paramedical Services ambulance
3 children were among the patients treated and transported by Gaston County EMS
While first responders were helping victims of a crash, another vehicle hit the ambulance with so much force that it knocked it over, MEDIC said
Crash detection technology automatically alerts 911 when a severe car crash is detected, but it’s frequently leading to false reports
Matthew Madigan was assisting a driver on the shoulder of the road when police say another driver lost control of his vehicle and struck the pair
Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department crewmembers rendered aid before the woman was pronounced dead, police said
Brownsville EMS providers transported several injured people to hospitals
The EMS providers suffered minor injuries
A Marin County FD captain rappelled to the car that was wedged between a broken tree and the hillside, and a paramedic got there on a 200-foot line
More than 30 agencies responded to the scene, and EMS providers transported more than 30 people to area hospitals
Charleston County EMS and multiple police departments responded
An AMR crew had the rig’s lights and siren on when another vehicle struck
Aiden Carter called 911 and stayed with the injured driver until first responders arrived
Bullitt County EMS said it has received offers of assistance and an “outpouring of love, concern, and prayers”
Medex EMS providers rendered aid on scene after the rider was ejected from the bike
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