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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The vehicles were responding to a call of a person shot when they collided
Officials said rainy weather conditions may have contributed to the crash
An ambulance was responding to a hit-and-run crash when a car fleeing from the same scene struck the rig
Prosecutors said Samuel Allebaugh was sending and receiving texts from his girlfriend, which caused him to veer off the road
Norman Devasure, 65, told officers he had consumed two large drinks of whiskey before an NFL game
Paramedics took Erika Ladas, 28, to a hospital, where she died from her injuries
Officials said there was a “lack of sufficient evidence” that prevents charges from being filed in the collision that killed Eddie Lustro
It is critical that agencies conduct a formal review of all collisions
Kimberly Stephens, a 20-year paramedic veteran, broke nearly every major bone in her body
Five people on board were taken to Hartford Hospital and one person on the ground was also injured and transported to the hospital
Betty T. Miller sustained serious injuries when her vehicle crashed into the fire station causing extensive manage to the building, an EMS vehicle and a trailer
Hazmat crews responded to an oil leak after a bus crash and overturned, sending nine patients to area hospitals with non-life threatening injuries
Jennifer Doughtery died after she crossed the centerline with her car and crashed head-on into an ambulance
An ambulance crashed into a guardrail after it blew a tire out, causing the driver to lose control of the vehicle
Four of the people who died in the tour bus crash have been identified as Chinese nationals
The driver of the ambulance swerved to miss the child, but he was hit in the head by the side mirror of the vehicle
A preliminary review found the Kubicek balloon made a hard landing, and the pilot and four passengers were thrown from the gondola
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Boats like the Conception are required to have a crewmember keep watch at night
The report would likely not address the fire’s cause, but the agency may issue urgent safety recommendations
Authorities believe the bus driver suffered a medical emergency before the bus crashed and ended up on its side in a ditch
Video showed more than 10 train cars derailed and flames shooting from the wreckage
Fire Chief Pedro Cruz responded to the vehicle crash that killed country singer Kylie Rae Harris and his 16-year-old daughter
A Honolulu EMS paramedic was in the back of the ambulance when he sustained serious injuries in a crash while transporting a patient to the hospital
A single-engine Beechcraft Sierra plane took off from the runway, had a mechanical issue and turned around in an attempt to land when it crashed
Paramedic Keith Hammes was killed after his vehicle rolled over and went into a ditch
Only five crewmembers sleeping on the top deck were able to escape by jumping off and taking a small boat to safety
The dive-boat Conception became fully engulfed in flames as 30 passengers on a recreational scuba diving trip slept below deck
Searchers continued to look for more than two dozen other people who were aboard the vessel Conception, which burned while anchored off Santa Cruz Island
EMTs John Kahyaoglu and Tyler Smith demonstrated “outstanding patient care and quick actions in applying a tourniquet” to one of the injured patients
