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It happened at the intersection of State Road 90 and 3284. Witnesses say the ambulance had it's siren going when it collided with another car. The ambulance did not have a patient at the time of the crash. "We do know that the ambulance was responding to an emergency call coming west on 90 near the intersection," Asst. Chief Joe Bybee, with the Monticello Police Department, said. "We had the other unit that was coming off White Way Inn Road near the intersection and then ended up right here in this lane flipping the ambulance over and the ambulance came to a rest right here. The car came to a rest pretty much right at there impact." One EMS worker and the driver of the car were taken to the Wayne County Hospital with injuries.         Tweet   Troopers investigate crash involving ambulance - Tennessee  Thursday, January 7, 2016   GIBSON COUNTY, Tenn. — THP officials say they are investigating a Wednesday morning crash involving an ambulance. The incident happened around 9 a.m. on Highway 45 near Hughes Loop north of Milan. No serious injuries were reported. Officers say the ambulance struck a pole and took down power lines. Many residents in the area were temporarily without power. It took utility workers about three hours to restore electricity. No patients were in the ambulance at the time of the crash.       Tweet   Ambulance with patient inside involved in accident on way to hospital - Virginia  Thursday, January 7, 2016   FALLS CHURCH, Va. - An ambulance with a patient inside was involved in an accident Wednesday morning while on the way to the hospital. The accident happened around 6 a.m. on Gallows Road in Falls Church just outside of the Inova Fairfax Hospital. Images from the scene show that the ambulance struck a pole. The driver suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the accident and the patient was able to make it the hospital. Several lanes of Gallows Road were closed following the accident. The cause of the accident is still under investigation.       Tweet   Head-on crash with ambulance kills Excelsior Springs mother - Missouri  Thursday, January 7, 2016   EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Mo. -- Friends and family are praying for the family of Teresa Howell, 28, a mother killed in a head-on collision with an ambulance Wednesday morning on Highway 92 near Excelsior Springs. "They have to grow up without a mother," said Richard Truckowski, a family friend. The crash happened just before 8 a.m. Wednesday in rural Clay County between Kearney and Excelsior Springs on Highway 92. Troopers say Howell had her two children, ages 5 and 6, with her when she lost control of her Ford Focus and slid into the oncoming lane, colliding head-on with a Kearney ambulance. The ambulance was not transporting a patient or rushing to an emergency call. The crash on the icy hill may have been nearly unavoidable. An ambulance responding to the crash also slid off the road. No one in either ambulance was hurt. "My wife and I had already prayed for the family and we believe that God will lead them through this, but it really hurts. It hurts us because we`ve known that family for years," said Truckowski. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said everyone in the car had their seat belts on. The driver of the ambulance involved in the crash was taken to the hospital as a precaution, but wasn't injured. The children were eventually transferred to Children's Mercy Hospital with minor and moderate injuries.         Tweet   Car, ambulance collide in Gurney - Illinois  Tuesday, January 5, 2016   An ambulance and a car collided Thursday evening in Gurnee, injuring a paramedic and a patient, fire officials said. The crash happened just after 6 p.m. in the intersection of routes 132 and 21. The collision caused the car to burst into flames and rolled the ambulance onto its side, Gurnee Batallion Chief Bob Heraver said. The Superior ambulance was transporting one patient and a family member of the patient, as well as two paramedics. The patient was taken to Advocate Condell Medical Center in serious condition. One paramedic was taken to Advocate Condell Medical Center in good condition. The other two people in the ambulance were uninjured. The driver of the car was not injured. The intersection was shut down for an hour while emergency officials salted the road so the water used to extinguish the car did not freeze. The crash remains under investigation by Gurnee police.       Tweet   PMC ambulance driver not charged after crash with car at Rock Hill intersection - South Carolina  Tuesday, January 5, 2016   ROCK HILL A Piedmont Medical Center ambulance collided with a car at the intersection of Heckle Boulevard and Hollis Lakes Road about 4 p.m. Wednesday. Two people in a 2014 Lexus were taken to Carolinas Medical Center-Main in Charlotte for treatment. Their conditions are not known and their names were not released by the Rock Hill Police Department. Three Piedmont Medical Center employees were treated and released at PMC, a hospital spokeswoman said. The ambulance was transporting a patient to PMC. That person was later pronounced dead at the hospital, according to a police report. Amy Faulkenberry, Piedmont’s vice president of external relations, said Thursday, “Our thoughts remain with all those involved in yesterday’s accident involving the EMS vehicle. Other than confirming the treatment and release of the three EMS employees, unfortunately, we cannot provide any further information due to patient privacy laws.” The accident happened about 3:50 p.m. Wednesday when a PMC ambulance, with its lights and sirens activated, approached the intersection of Heckle Boulevard and Hollis Lakes Road. The ambulance driver, whose name was not released, said he was driving south on Heckle Boulevard going about 60-70 mph when he approached the intersection with Hollis Lakes Road. The driver told police he slowed down as he passed traffic on the left while he was in the southbound left turn lane. The driver said he saw the Lexus at the intersection and “believed it was going to stop,” according to the report. The two vehicles collided, with both ending up in a ditch along the southbound lanes. The driver of the Lexus was dazed and unable to provide details of the accident, according to the police report. Other drivers interviewed at the scene told police the Lexus proceeded into the intersection when the traffic light turned green. A driver told police she did not hear the ambulance’s siren, possibly due to the bad weather. No one was charged in the crash, although police say the ambulance driver “failed to use due regard when proceeding through the intersection.” The report also said that police officers “also believe” the driver of the Lexus was unaware of the approaching emergency vehicle due to his field of vision being blocked by another vehicle and the driver was unable to hear the ambulance’s siren due to the weather. Read more here: http://www.heraldonline.com/news/local/article52505665.html#storylink=cpy          Tweet   Milwaukee police car, ambulance involved in overnight crash  Tuesday, January 5, 2016   MILWAUKEE (WTAQ) - Police are investigating an overnight crash in downtown Milwaukee that involved a squad car, an ambulance, and a private vehicle. An officer suffered minor injuries, and the driver of the private vehicle was taken to a hospital for observation. Media reports say the private vehicle rear-ended the police car, which struck the ambulance. The Milwaukee police car was reportedly going to a nearby shooting when it got into the crash.         Tweet   Ambulance involved in North Naples crash - Florida  Tuesday, January 5, 2016   No one was injured in a minor crash involving a Collier County EMS ambulance Monday in North Naples. An ambulance from the Immokalee area was driving a stable patient to NCH North Naples Hospital Monday evening when the driver changed lanes and hit a car in its blind spot, said EMS Chief Walter Kopka. Kopka said the ambulance and second vehicle bumped wheels and fenders. Another ambulance came to take the patient to the hospital. The Collier County Sheriff's Office is handling the crash scene.         Tweet   1 dies after crash involving ambulance in Rock Hill, police say - South Carolina  Tuesday, January 5, 2016   ROCK HILL, S.C. — One person died after a crash involving a Piedmont Medical Center ambulance, Rock Hill police said. The crash happened just before 4 p.m. Wednesday on Heckle Boulevard. Police said the driver of the ambulance were taking a person to Piedmont Medical Center with ambulance lights and siren activated. The driver said he slowed to go through the intersection of Heckle and Hollis Lakes Road. As he entered the intersection, the driver said he saw a 2014 Lexus coming into the intersection. The ambulance hit the passenger side of the Lexus. Police said the ambulance was going 60 to 70 mph before entering the intersection, but had slowed significantly to pass stopped vehicles and enter the intersection. The person who died was in the ambulance, according to officials. Rock Hill police said the driver of the ambulance was at fault but no charges were filed.          Tweet   Police: Woman reportedly calls 911, shoots at paramedics, steals ambulance - Alabama  Sunday, December 27, 2015   BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBMA) -- An armed woman reportedly fired three rounds at paramedics and stole an ambulance after calling 911 with complaints of "dizziness," Birmingham fire officials said. The woman, so far unidentified by police, was picked up by ambulance at Birmingham Shuttlesworth International Airport Saturday morning. At some point in the ride, the woman pulled out a gun and fired three shots inside the fire and rescue truck. "After she fired three shots there was a tussle," Birmingham Fire Chief Charles Gordon said. "None of our personnel was injured severely." The emergency responders managed to get out of the ambulance while the woman went for a what was described as a joy ride. Police surrounded the ambulance at 4th Avenue West and 3rd Street west. The armed woman was arrested and taken into police custody. No officers were injured. This story will be updated.       Tweet   2 injured in ambulance crash at 63rd and 71 Highway - Kansas City  Saturday, December 26, 2015   KANSAS CITY, Mo. —Two people were injured in a crash between an ambulance and another vehicle at 63rd Street and 71 Highway on Wednesday morning. The EMS vehicle was responding to another incident when it was involved in the crash. One firefighter and a civilian were transported with minor injuries to an area hospital. Police on the scene said the ambulance was en route to a call, with lights and sirens on and turning to northbound 71 off of eastbound 63rd Street. The car crossed in front of the ambulance while going onto the onramp, triggering the crash. The investigation into the incident continues.       Tweet   Cambridge Valley Rescue Squad ambulance damaged in crash - New York  Thursday, December 24, 2015   A Cambridge Valley Rescue Squad ambulance was knocked out of service when it was heavily damaged during a crash in White Creek on Monday afternoon, police said. Three squad members who were on the ambulance were shaken up but not hurt in the 3:28 p.m., one-vehicle crash on Route 67, according to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. Washington County Undersheriff John Winchell said no patients were on board when the ambulance went off the road. It was returning from a call. It suffered “severe” front end damage when it hit a road sign, roadside guide wire, business sign and a tree before coming to rest, Winchell said. “The driver may have had a medical problem,” he said. The driver was identified as Alicia M. Tilton of Cambridge. No tickets were issued. Mark Spiezio, captain of Cambridge Valley Rescue Squad, said it was unclear whether the 2009 ambulance was salvageable, as it awaited an insurance adjuster review. The squad was able to take an older ambulance that had been taken out of service earlier this year and put it back in service, he said. Pause Current Time0:00 / Duration Time0:00 Loaded: 0% Progress: 0% 0:00 Fullscreen 00:00 Unmute The squad operates three ambulances. The one that was damaged was the oldest and was scheduled to be replaced in 2017. Spiezio said the Sheriff’s Office was looking into the cause and whether a medical issue played a part in the accident. “The good thing is no one was seriously hurt,” he said.         Tweet   Ambulance and Truck Collide in Wednesday Accident - Texas  Thursday, December 24, 2015   LUBBOCK, TX Lubbock Police responded to an accident involving an ambulance and a pickup truck in the 800 block of North Quaker Avenue just before 1:00 pm Wednesday. Police said, “An ambulance was in emergency response with lights and siren…” “A 1998 Ford F-150 was westbound on the 4300 block on [the] North Loop Access road,” police said.  “The driver of the F150 ran a red light and collided with the ambulance.” Police said the driver of the pickup suffered a minor injury. Covenant Health System released the following statement: A Covenant transport ambulance was involved in a two-vehicle collision this afternoon (Dec. 23) in the vicinity of Loop 289 and North Quaker Avenue. There were no patients on board. Four employees were riding in the ambulance, which was on its way to New Mexico to pick up a patient. One employee was transported to Covenant Medical Center with minor injuries; another went by private vehicle, also with minor injuries. A third employee declined treatment for a minor injury, and a fourth was uninjured.          Tweet   Ambulance overturns on Interstate 79 - Pennsylvania  Monday, December 21, 2015   An ambulance carrying a patient overturned at about 1:30 p.m. Thursday on Interstate 79 at the south junction of Interstate 70 in South Strabane Township. According to state police, driver Charles S. Grubb, 28, of McMechen, W.Va., and medic David G. Jones, 32, of Grafton, W.Va., with Tri-State Ambulance, were transporting a patient with a previous injury from Wheeling, W.Va., to Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, W.Va. The accident occurred at the ramp from Interstate 70 to I-79 south, with the ambulance flipping on its side and coming to rest near the median. Trooper Frank Lewis said Grubb and Jones sustained minor injuries and were transported by ambulance to Washington Hospital. The patient, who remained strapped in the gurney, did not appear to sustain any further injuries. He was taken to Ruby Memorial Hospital. The accident is under investigation. Lewis said it was raining and the wet road could have been a factor.         Tweet   EMT hurt in rollover accident - New York  Friday, December 18, 2015   AMHERST, NY -- The driver of an ambulance was hurt following an accident in Amherst. The accident happened at Main Street and the entrance to the I-290 just before 11 a.m. Police say the ambulance was traveling east on Main Street attempting to turn left onto the I-290. The ambulance was struck by a van that was heading west on Main, causing the ambulance to tip over. The ambulance was transporting a non-emergency patient at the time. The van was carrying students from the Stanley G. Falk school. None of the children were hurt. The EMT driving the ambulance was taken to the hospital with unknown injuries. 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