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Police car and ambulance in smash

Editor — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:20:22 +0000

A policeman was cut out of his car after a high-speed collision with an ambulance on its way to an emergency in Hampstead.

The crash happened at around 1.30pm at the junction of Finchley Road and Frognal Lane. It is understood the police car was travelling southbound on the Finchley Road and the ambulance was travelling eastbound towards Frognal when the crash happened.

Both cars were severely damaged in the collision and the roof had to be cut off the police car to free the driver.

via Hampstead and Highgate Express.

On call ambulance in crash

Editor — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 07:40:28 +0000

An ambulance on an emergency call in Hampshire has collided with a car that failed to stop.

The ambulance was on Hordle Cliff Road in Milford-on-Sea when a dark estate car pulled out.

Read full article: Teletext

Ambulance service will investigate crash

Editor — Sun, 31 May 2009 06:00:27 +0000

South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) has said it is looking into why an ambulance crashed in Hassocks on Friday May 29.

The ambulance was on its way to a crash involving a car and a motorbike when it collided with two cars, a Peugeot and a Fiat Punto, in Hurst Road.

Read full article: Mid Sussex Today.

Ambulances involved in 334 crashes in Scotland last year

Editor — Tue, 05 May 2009 16:55:34 +0000

Ambulance vehicles were involved in crashes almost every day of last year, it has been revealed.

The Scottish Ambulance Service said there had been 334 collisions – 67 of them during 999 missions.

Critics blamed pressure put on drivers to meet an eight-minute emergency call target.

According to figures released through the Freedom of Information Act, ambulances were involved in 160 bumps in 2008.

Read full article: The Daily Record.

US: Jackson vehicle ‘crashes into ambulance’

Editor — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:46:07 +0000

Michael Jackson’s car has reportedly crashed into an ambulance.

Emergency services technician Jamin Mauro claimed that he was attending to a medical call in Beverly Hills when his stationary vehicle was struck by a large black SUV.

According to Music-News, the driver was on his way to pick Jackson up from the airport when the collision happened.

Read full article: Digital Spy

Death-crash ambulance driver appeals against careless-driving conviction

Editor — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:38:43 +0000

An ambulance driver found guilty of careless driving after an accident in which a motorcyclist was killed has launched an appeal at Bradford Crown Court.

Samantha Oates, who was on a non-emergency call when she collided with 79-year-old Sydney Norcliffe’s Suzuki, claims she was wrongfully convicted by Calderdale Magistrates last June.

During the collision, the great grandfather, of Saddleworth Road, Barkisland, was thrown 20 metres from his bike into a wall. But Maura Logan, for Miss Oates, of Valley View, Bradshaw, Halifax, told the new hearing Mr Norcliffe had been undertaking the ambulance at the time of the accident on April 13, 2007.

Read full article: Halifax Today

Lancashire 999 vehicles crash 592 times in one year

Editor — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:13:50 +0000

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.