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.
Deputy Cory Patterson, who witnessed a man drive into a fence, broke into the man’s locked car and began administering lifesaving care immediately
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The Day County EMT driving the ambulance heard a loud bang from underneath the patient compartment during transport
The pilot radioed he had engine problems shortly before trying to land on a street in Arvada
Several people were injured, some trapped in portable toilets at the Topsham Fairgrounds
Two patients were flown to hospitals after a tree branch broke off and entered the passenger compartment during the crash
A chain reaction crash on I-5 killed one person and overturned an AMR vehicle
Fall River Paramedic Miranda Hennessy is reportedly “in good spirits” as she recovers from her injuries
Donna Eiden said she and her husband were sleeping inside the bus when it began to roll down the street crashing into signs, pole
AMR rig and a fire department vehicle collide when responding to a call
Tualatin Valley firefighters had to stabilize several vehicles during two separate extrications
A driver ran a red light while fleeing a traffic stop and collided with a Med Fleet ambulance injuring four people
A child is among those killed in the crash in North Tonawanda
Police said the pickup crossed the center line on Highway 20 in Idaho Falls and struck the van
San Bernardino County Fire Protection District first responders from Station 53 cover an area of roughly 5,000 square miles
A Louisville firefighter was lowered to rescue the driver as the cab of her rig hung off the bridge after a crash
MVC Incident Visualization software will help traffic safety officers identify high-risk areas and trends
A bus carrying farm workers overturned after it collided with a truck in Marion County
Antoinette Finau served as an emergency services dispatcher with the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office for nearly 3 years
Crash in Woodland left the driver pinned under the steering wheel while diesel fuel and fresh concrete spilled onto the road
The bus driver lost control and struck a guardrail on I-95 in Harford County
LAFD said 16 patients were transported, 37 were treated on the scene
Las Cruces police said the driver was trying to park her and stepped on the accelerator instead of the brake
Proponents claim autonomous trucks are safe and cannot be affected by driver distraction, fatigue and impairment
An oversized load fell off a trailer and onto a vehicle in Temple, killing two people
EMT Chastian McWhorter, 26, was killed on April 1 after the ambulance he was in crashed into a semi-truck
Suit claims that the Air Methods pilot did not do a reconnaissance of the landing zone and flew into power lines
Pilot and physician injured in UNC Health plane crash at Raleigh-Durham International Airport
Sam Orbovich was unconscious, trapped in his burning car on I-94 in St. Paul
The California Highway Patrol said multiple passengers were ejected in the crash
Two children were killed when a suspected drunk driver crashed into the Berlin Township building where the party was hosted
The California Highway Patrol said Recruit Jacob Fuerte was in an earlier collision before exiting his vehicle and was not in a hit-and-run incident
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