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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Ambulance collisions, which happen with frightening regularity, often result in injury and are occasionally fatal, especially for private vehicle drivers
You’re responsible for managing the crash scene; this includes what happens behind the scene as well as at the scene
Her suspended license from 2009 was reinstated a day before the collision that killed three people
At least 30 people injured in collision that derailed three of the train’s passenger cars
The vehicle driver and passenger were killed by collision; firefighter in ambulance injured
The railroad agency will examine all elements, including weather, the track and the operation of the train
News from around the world highlights the danger to medics everywhere from assault and vehicle collisions
Ambulance drifted off road, became airborne, and hit a utility pole before overturning
Long-time medic died by suicide a few hours after responding to a fatal pedestrian vs. train incident
One of the explosions sent a fireball at least 300 feet into the air, threatening the local water supply and causing hundreds to evacuate
East Hartford fire department deputy chief and another FF injured, treated and released; vehicle likely totaled
The driver swerved to avoid another driver, hit a highway guardrail and flew off the bridge, landing upright; the two woman inside were alert when responders arrived
Two EMTs and a civilian were injured after an ambulance and another vehicle collided at an intersection
76-year-old woman killed in collision; ambulance crew taken to hospital for assessment
7 people in serious condition; thick fog and icy roads at time of pileup
A surveillance video that contradicted statements by EMS providers led to the settlement in a crash where a responding ambulance and car collided
Driver of the scooter died from his injuries; female passenger hospitalized with critical injuries
The rig’s driver was preparing to close a road so a helicopter could land when he struck the chief
The man and woman were first hit by a westbound train and then an eastbound train
Despite protests city council moves forward on obtaining MedEvac vehicle with gun ports and a battering ram
The parents of a 14-year-old who died after being struck by an ambulance filed a civil action suit claiming it was driven in a “negligent, careless and reckless manner”
Although 15 people were rescued there are still 24 missing passengers; pilot called mayday shortly after takeoff
Collision was so powerful the electrified third rail came up and pierced the train; 10 people are seriously injured
At least 12 others injured after SUV stopped on tracks and was trapped by gates
A paramedic was in critical condition in one; officials issued a reminder to drivers of Florida’s Move Over law
Canadian medics stunned to realize crash victim was one of their own; 43-year-old paramedic Ryan Ferrier
He describes the impact that cocooned him inside his truck, crushing everything around him; he remembers thinking he was going to die, wondering if this was his time
An appeals court ruled there were questions about the failure to use a siren in a crash where a 76-year-old driver failed to yield
Only two people had life vests and held the baby while in water for an hour until rescuers arrived; video shows the pilot deploying a parachute to bring the plane down due to fuel trouble
Dispatcher was on her way home from her shift when her SUV was struck by the wrong way driver
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