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.
Agencies should take into consideration local terrain, potential hazards and future needs before purchasing a specialty EMS vehicle
Understanding the mechanisms of injury in a MVC and how to reduce ambulance collisions
Discuss these ambulance crash characteristics with your department’s emergency vehicle operators
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
The driver in the Lake of the Ozarks crash was arrested on suspicion of boating under the influence
At least 10 vehicles were involved in crashes on the highway in Bridgeport
Photos from the Monmouth County crash show the guardrail coming out the back of the SUV
The pilot had been practicing landings and takeoffs at the Long Beach Airport where the crash occurred
2 patients were flown to MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland after a crash in Lake County
Sergeant Justin Dodge was in front of a fire truck carrying Denver Nuggets players when the truck rolled over his leg
At least 4 patients were flown to hospitals from the I-70 crash near Highland
Heartland Fire Capt. Sonny Saghera said it looked like the pilot found a small space to avoid hitting the church and houses
The SUV caught fire, killing one passenger and leaving the driver and another passenger in critical condition
Ladders and ropes were used to remove some passengers in the Manhattan bus collision
Buchanan County EMS Director, Dr. Scott Hall was killed when the utility vehicle he was driving overturned
Two Van-Far EMS members were flown to University Hospital in Columbus after a fatal head-on collision
20 people were treated on the scene, and 14 transported to area hospitals after car crashed into a Laconia restaurant
A car struck a Chicago ambulance, sending it into another vehicle before crashing into a church
3 cars of a 7-car Amtrak train derailed after colliding with a truck in Ventura County
An EMT and patient are killed after their ambulance collided head-on with a tractor-trailer
Helena firefighters had to crawl approximately 50 feet underneath the train to reach one victim
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Officials in Renville County quickly halted trains after the drone spotted the crash victim on the Twin Cities & Western Railroad tracks
‘They’re not ready for prime time': San Francisco fire chief says robotaxis interfere with responses
Robotaxis have run through emergency tape, blocked firehouses and proved almost impossible to move out of the way
Federal regulators propose every railroad, nearly 600, push out details on chemicals carried to every first responder near a derailment
A Middlesex Hospital paramedic was in the area and first on the scene
A Baltimore transit bus struck two cars before crashing into an apartment building
Parma Heights paramedics were leaving the scene and were unaware the woman had approached the ambulance in the dark
A Bullitt County paramedic was caring for a patient when he was ejected from the back of the ambulance
First responders from Divernon and other locations moved injured people out of the storm that persisted for hours
The fire truck struck the Denver police officer near the end of the parade route as it was turning right onto a street
First responders had to work in rugged terrain in Larimer County to reach the converted school bus
