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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During the Flight for Life transport, with one helicopter on the ground and another approaching, first responders noticed a drone flying above them
State health agency officials said his suspension would stay until he resolves all criminal charges
Police are investigating an ambulance crash that left four people injured, including two paramedics
Kelsey Yates, 23, lost control of her vehicle and hit a drainage culvert, flipping her car and landing upside down
Officials named the event after Richard Allen Pearlman, the youngest first responder who died during the attacks
The ambulance had its emergency lights and sirens running when it was struck by another car while crossing an intersection
The preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board Thursday drew no conclusions on what caused the North Memorial Health helicopter to crash
An off-duty EMT who lives in the area heard the crash and helped the driver get out of the car
Counties are required to have two dispatchers on duty at all times or have an agreement in place to answer possible rollover calls
Thomas Butler, an EMT at Riggs Ambulance Service in Merced County, had recently completed paramedic school
Mahliyah crawled back into the car, where she saw that the younger child’s head was bleeding, and lifted her out of her seat and through the trunk to safety
LAPD officials said the ambulance was traveling at normal speed without emergency lights
EMT Brannon Wilkerson was in a serious car accident in April that left him on short-term disability after he suffered multiple injuries
North Memorial Health of Robbinsdale, the hospital that owns the helicopter, identifies the pilot as Tim McDonald and the nurse as Deb Schott
North Memorial Air Care helicopter crash at Minn. regional airport kills pilot and nurse, injures third crew member
The paramedics saw the car crash, stopped to help and pulled the man out of the car before it caught on fire
Hyrum Nielsen was riding a motorcycle when he hit a tree and was ejected from the seat
An Ohio off-duty West Chester paramedic climbed inside a burning SUV after a crash in Franklin to rescue the driver trapped inside
Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services officials had reported a total of six motorcycle accidents spread across Friday and Saturday
West Point spokeswoman Katie Felder said the accident Thursday morning was in an area where cadet summer training takes place
An ambulance turned left into the driving lane of a motorcycle, causing a collision that killed the rider
New York City Fire Department officials said the pilot was being treated for a non-life-threatening injury after the helicopter landed in the river
Four people were killed in a a deadly midair collision between two sightseeing planes
Kyle Joseph Compton, 23, was killed in a crash after his car veered off the road and he struck several trees
A semi-truck hauling lumber plowed into vehicles on a crowded section of Interstate 70 near Denver, causing a fire so intense that it melted the roadway and metal off of cars
Jody Heglar was sentenced to 15 years for driving under the influence and driving with a suspended license, which was reduced to 14 months of time served and probation
“Jefferson was spitting on and fighting medical workers who were trying to render aid to her,” police said
Six first responder agencies responded to the scene to search for the two crash victims
As a result of the first responders work, four lives were saved through organ donation
Roads in the area were shut down for some time due to a large debris field
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