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.
Five were taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries
Dia Gainor, executive director of the National Association of State EMS Officials, envisions a future where responders will get real-time data on the best route to an incident, and smart cars will scan themselves for damages in a crash
Solar-capturing technology has made it easier to keep ambulances and fire trucks fully charged without leaving them running, and saves money
EMT Amy Taylor began treating an injured passenger of the vehicle despite sustaining a facial and hip injury herself in the crash, police said
A 38-year-old man is in critical condition after his motorcycle crashed into a car and then slid into an ambulance Thursday night
State troopers said an “EMS truck” collided with another vehicle, killing the driver of the vehicle and a passenger
All 57 bus passengers, coming from Poughkeepsie to visit Niagara Falls, were injured in the rollover
Initial reports indicate paramedics were headed to a call when a black Honda hit them at an intersection
The woman said Robeson County EMS workers would not drive an ambulance to her house on a dirt road for fear of damaging the vehicle
A Commonwealth Health Ambulance was involved in a crash that killed an 89-year-old woman
A second ambulance was needed to bring the patient to a hospital after flames burst through the original rig’s roof and hood
Air and ground ambulance crews worked to rescue those involved in the crash on a busy Kanosh highway
A pregnant woman and her son were killed when a driver sped away from Clayton County providers who found him slumped behind the wheel
A cop, an EMT and two corrections officers – one of whom is also a firefighter – were on the right road at the right time
A driver in Littlefield and his toddler died after a 3-vehicle crash involving an ambulance, car and semi-truck
A new, gas-powered rig offers lower anticipated repair costs over diesel, the Northshire Rescue Squad reported
A relief fund was created to help the seriously injured Hendersonville responders
An early morning wreck in Orlando sends survivors to the hospital
The new additions to the fleet include rescue boats, air units, bariatric medic units, engines and medical units
The ambulance on Long Island was transporting a patient when it was struck by a 49-year-old woman in a BMW
Agencies are (or should be) preparing for continued rolling blackouts meant to minimize the risk of electrical line-caused fires
A Mercy Flights paramedic, an Ashland Fire & Rescue Battalion Chief and a patient from the initial crash were transported to the hospital
After a Parma Fire Department ambulance was hit, the department issued a statement on social media reminding residents to be aware of emergency vehicles
A Rochester woman was killed after a 19-year-old driver crashed into an ambulance on its way to a call
A 9-month pregnant woman waited more than an hour for a Richmond Ambulance Authority to arrive after a driver ran a red light and crashed into her vehicle
Two recent Garner High School graduates who were part of their school’s Public Safety Academy sprang into action when they witnessed a vehicle crash into a fellow classmate’s car and catch fire
Two firefighters and a paramedic were treated for smoke inhalation from the resulting fire at the Biomat USA Plasma Center
Seeing Demya Sibley’s progress after responding to the grisly crash scene has been instrumental in helping the providers process the call
Four Falmouth police officers were able to lift the vehicle up enough to relieve pressure on the man’s extremities, allowing a paramedic to pull him out from under the SUV
Greenville County Sheriff’s officials say there was a young child in the truck where the woman was reportedly passed out
Firefighters needed to break the ambulance windshield to free the two American Medical Response EMTs
The suspect accused of killing Care Ambulance Paramedic David Mimm was initially charged with the lower-level felony of manslaughter
Cumberland-Goodwill EMT Grace Snyder’s actions were caught on camera as she pulled the man away seconds before an explosion
