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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Officials say the lieutenant was responding to a motorcycle collision
The man faces multiple assault charges after allegedly punching the EMT and choking another motorist
Police say an 81-year-old man was killed after his vehicle pulled into the rig’s path
The driver of a sedan died in the collision early Saturday morning
Nurse Rachel Taylor was on her way home from her wedding when she witnessed the crash and got out to help
A Virginia Beach Fire Department report said first responders were pushed and kicked and that EMS vehicles were jumped on after the fatal motorcycle crash
Ambulance services were temporarily diverted after officials say a woman in her 70s lost control of her vehicle and crashed through the ER’s glass doors
Three women who survived the 1987 crash that killed one of their friends met with two dozen first responders to thank them on Friday
Intermountain Healthcare Life Flight Paramedic Jason Sorenson died Monday night, four days after the crash of the small plane
Firefighter Richard Ziegler, 83, rescued 12 people from the wreckage of Mohawk Airlines Flight 121
The man, who crashed into several other cars while fleeing from police, is now in custody
Intermountain Healthcare Life Flight Paramedic Jason Sorenson was critically injured in the fiery crash of a small airplane owned by Pilot Andre Kostrzewa
The alcohol-involved crash caused the ambulance to overturn, pinning the medic for more than 40 minutes
Broward County Firefighter-Paramedic James Von Minden disappeared after a single-vehicle crash on Friday
Officials say after crashing the ambulance into another vehicle, seriously injuring the driver, the woman fled the rig and made off with a nearby taxi
Police said two fishermen who witnessed the crash scene assisted by cutting the driver’s seat belt before officers arrived
Police are searching for the woman they say stole the Anne Arundel County rig and crashed it into another vehicle before fleeing
Two EMS providers were injured and another driver was killed in the head-on crash
Dontorrius Jaquez Belser was charged in the crash that killed Care Ambulance Paramedic David Mimm
Doug Haney read a thank you letter to the fire-rescue and medical flight crews that saved him after the four-vehicle crash
Three people in the ambulance including an EMT and a student were among those injured in the crash with an SUV
A woman was killed and two EMS providers, another driver and a 10-month-old infant were injured in the crash over the weekend
The vehicles were helping block the road during a protest outside Austin Police Department headquarters
Authorities say several people called 911 to report that the man was driving erratically before the crash
An ambulance responding to a car crash was temporarily blocked from moving by protestors
Police say the man lost control of his car and crashed into an ambulance that was stopped at a red light
Authorities said they are not certain a crime occurred due to the chaotic circumstances of the downtown protest
The South Carolina firefighter-EMT and other good Samaritans helped free one person; a second person was revived after 20 minutes submerged
Harris County Emergency Services District No. 11 accused Cypress Creek EMS of having an on-site mechanic repair members’ personal vehicles
Officials say the driver of the vehicle that struck the ambulance was arrested after allegedly fleeing the scene