Lancashire 999 vehicles crash 592 times in one year
April 20th, 2009 | Published in UK News | 1 Comment
More than 500 emergency vehicles on 999 calls crashed last year in Lancashire, it has been revealed.
Figures released under the Freedom of Information Act show police cars, ambulances and fire engines crashed 592 times on the county’s streets in 2008.
Most of the crashes were minor, and bosses say accidents are a necessary consequence of rushing to incidents. The figures also appear to be falling.
Fire engines were involved in 52 crashes in 2008, down from 71 the previous year.
Lancashire Police recorded 430 accidents, compared to 451, and North West Ambulance Service recorded 110 crashes in Lancashire in the first nine months of the 2008/09 year, roughly in line with the previous year’s total of 139.
Read full article: Lancashire Telegraph.
April 20th, 2009at 13:18(#)
Take into consideration that the ambulance service does 10 times the amount of emergency, blue light calls than the police and fire services combined.
The police figures are shocking but not surprising.