Paramedic UK » RTC http://www.paramedic.org.uk News, information and comment for the UK pre-hospital care professionals Sun, 20 Jun 2010 08:55:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Ambulance crew injured en route to emergency http://www.paramedic.org.uk/2009/07/09/ambulance-crew-injured-en-route-to-emergency/ http://www.paramedic.org.uk/2009/07/09/ambulance-crew-injured-en-route-to-emergency/#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:24:39 +0000 Editor http://www.paramedic.org.uk/?p=1393 Paramedics needed hospital treatment after they were involved in a collision while en route to an emergency call.

The ambulance was rushing to an emergency with its lights and siren on when it was involved in a collision with a blue Mercedes SL500 on the B530 near Ampthill on Thursday (July 9).

via Bedford Today.

]]> http://www.paramedic.org.uk/2009/07/09/ambulance-crew-injured-en-route-to-emergency/feed/ 1 Police car and ambulance in smash http://www.paramedic.org.uk/2009/07/09/police-car-and-ambulance-in-smash/ http://www.paramedic.org.uk/2009/07/09/police-car-and-ambulance-in-smash/#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:20:22 +0000 Editor http://www.paramedic.org.uk/?p=1387 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.

]]> http://www.paramedic.org.uk/2009/07/09/police-car-and-ambulance-in-smash/feed/ 0 On call ambulance in crash http://www.paramedic.org.uk/2009/06/10/on-call-ambulance-in-crash/ http://www.paramedic.org.uk/2009/06/10/on-call-ambulance-in-crash/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2009 07:40:28 +0000 Editor http://www.paramedic.org.uk/?p=1108 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

]]> http://www.paramedic.org.uk/2009/06/10/on-call-ambulance-in-crash/feed/ 0 Ambulance service will investigate crash http://www.paramedic.org.uk/2009/05/31/ambulance-service-will-investigate-crash/ http://www.paramedic.org.uk/2009/05/31/ambulance-service-will-investigate-crash/#comments Sun, 31 May 2009 06:00:27 +0000 Editor http://www.paramedic.org.uk/?p=1022 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.

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Two officers had to be cut free from their car following the accident in the Highlands. The two ambulance crew members were taken to hospital in Aberdeen.

Read full article: Scotsman.com News.

]]> http://www.paramedic.org.uk/2009/05/25/six-hurt-in-crash-between-police-car-and-ambulance/feed/ 0 Ambulance staff injured in blow-out crash http://www.paramedic.org.uk/2009/05/25/ambulance-staff-injured-in-blow-out-crash-2/ http://www.paramedic.org.uk/2009/05/25/ambulance-staff-injured-in-blow-out-crash-2/#comments Mon, 25 May 2009 07:01:49 +0000 Editor http://www.paramedic.org.uk/?p=941 Two crew members were left shaken when an ambulance suffered a tyre blow out and crashed while on a 999 call in Sheffield.

The vehicle, whose lights and siren were on, ran out of control and ploughed into railings outside JE James cycle shop on Asline Road, near Bramall Lane, at 10.37am on Saturday.

Read full article: Sheffield Telegraph.

]]> http://www.paramedic.org.uk/2009/05/25/ambulance-staff-injured-in-blow-out-crash-2/feed/ 0 Ambulance staff injured in blow-out crash http://www.paramedic.org.uk/2009/05/18/ambulance-staff-injured-in-blow-out-crash/ http://www.paramedic.org.uk/2009/05/18/ambulance-staff-injured-in-blow-out-crash/#comments Mon, 18 May 2009 09:39:56 +0000 Editor http://www.paramedic.org.uk/?p=886 Two crew members were left shaken when an ambulance suffered a tyre blow out and crashed while on a 999 call in Sheffield.

The vehicle, whose lights and siren were on, ran out of control and ploughed into railings outside JE James cycle shop on Asline Road, near Bramall Lane, at 10.37am on Saturday.

Read full article:  Sheffield Telegraph.

]]> http://www.paramedic.org.uk/2009/05/18/ambulance-staff-injured-in-blow-out-crash/feed/ 0 Ambulances involved in 334 crashes in Scotland last year http://www.paramedic.org.uk/2009/05/05/ambulances-involved-in-334-crashes-in-scotland-last-year/ http://www.paramedic.org.uk/2009/05/05/ambulances-involved-in-334-crashes-in-scotland-last-year/#comments Tue, 05 May 2009 16:55:34 +0000 Editor http://www.paramedic.org.uk/?p=763 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.

]]> http://www.paramedic.org.uk/2009/05/05/ambulances-involved-in-334-crashes-in-scotland-last-year/feed/ 0 US: Jackson vehicle ‘crashes into ambulance’ http://www.paramedic.org.uk/2009/04/24/us-jackson-vehicle-crashes-into-ambulance/ http://www.paramedic.org.uk/2009/04/24/us-jackson-vehicle-crashes-into-ambulance/#comments Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:46:07 +0000 Editor http://www.paramedic.org.uk/?p=640 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

]]> http://www.paramedic.org.uk/2009/04/24/us-jackson-vehicle-crashes-into-ambulance/feed/ 0 Death-crash ambulance driver appeals against careless-driving conviction http://www.paramedic.org.uk/2009/04/24/death-crash-ambulance-driver-appeals-against-careless-driving-conviction/ http://www.paramedic.org.uk/2009/04/24/death-crash-ambulance-driver-appeals-against-careless-driving-conviction/#comments Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:38:43 +0000 Editor http://www.paramedic.org.uk/?p=637 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

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