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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One person was air-lifted to a hospital and the others were transported to area hospitals after a school bus fell 30 feet down an embankment
Police tracked the ambulance via GPS and when they found it, the driver put the ambulance in reverse and crashed into a police SUV
Two EMTs were involved in an ambulance crash, but were not transporting a patient at the time
More than 40 firefighters and 15 ambulance crews responded to the incident
One adult and one child were transported via an air ambulance to the hospital
Of the 21 injured, 16 people were taken to the hospital and one person was transported with serious injuries
One driver was unable to stop and his car went through the fence, injuring several people and killing a female EMT
A paramedic got out of an ambulance and a Mustang accelerated forward and pinned the paramedic against the ambulance
An Anne Arundel County medic unit was transporting a patient with serious injuries sustained in an earlier vehicle crash
First responders have cleared the scene where 17 people were injured in a two-vehicle collision between a commercial truck and a Greyhound bus
Officials say one victim was found trapped inside the van and responders used hydraulic rescue cutters and saws to remove them
Officials credited the quick response by area EMS and firefighters for helping the passengers and mitigating any potential environmental problems with fuel runoff
Paramedics Brittany Young and Douglas Ronald Dick II were killed in an ambulance crash after hitting the back of a tractor-trailer
Two firefighter-paramedics, the patient they were transporting and driver of the Jeep were taken to the hospital
Two EMS providers, as well as the patient inside and the driver of the other vehicle, were treated with non-life-threatening injuries and transported to the hospital
The Plainfield ambulance was involved in a crash with a minivan moments before it crashed into the home
The father and son duo were driving four-wheelers out in the countryside of Oklahoma over the weekend when Brody’s dad drove his ATV into a ravine
A Leland Fire and Rescue ambulance crew was returning from a call when they stumbled upon the crash and reported it to the police department
Three EMS personnel and one civilian were transported to Boston-area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries
The 16 people injured in the crash were all transported to area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries
One of the vehicles received damage on both sides and fire crews had to pry open the driver and passenger side doors to free the three occupants
A level-two mass casualty event was declared to free up the resources needed to address a large number of injured people
The crash caused significant damage to an ambulance, fire truck and state police SUVs
The law takes effect immediately under conditions in which the animal is in danger of death or severe injury due to exposure
An ambulance, state trooper SUV and a fire truck were involved in a multiple vehicle wreck that left two troopers injured
The driver of the ambulance was pinned in the vehicle as a result of the crash and extricated by first responders
Gerard Colvert, 30, was charged with DWI, reckless driving and driving with impaired ability
Police said the ambulance was responding to an aided case and had its lights and sirens activated when it struck the victim while he was crossing an intersection
The collision left one person in serious condition, and two paramedics and the driver of the vehicle with minor injuries
The crash required firefighters and emergency medics from around the county, as well as four REACH and CAL STAR air ambulances, to help with the injured
