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.
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
A deadly vehicle attack in New Orleans underscores the need for EMS to adapt to evolving threats, exploring strategies for prevention, response and building resilience
Three members of an ARCH Air Medical Service crew were injured when their medical helicopter crashed while taking off from a Hartford fire station
A fiery crash involving about 15 motorcycles on I-35W in Fort Worth left 17 people injured, including four in critical condition, prompting a massive emergency response
An SUV crashed into a group of motorcyclists a Kalamazoo gas station injuring seven people and causing major damage
A crash involving a school bus on I-77 in Chester County left an eighth-grade boy dead and sent students and adults to the hospital
Six people were injured in a fatal four-vehicle hit-and-run crash in Riverside
A Wayne County firefighter and Cleveland Clinic flight medic was killed after being struck by a vehicle while assisting a stranded driver
Three people were killed in a boating collision during the Major League Fishing’s Tackle Warehouse Invitational on Alabama’s Lewis Smith Lake
A crash involving a Trans-Care ambulance and two juveniles on an electric bike left one dead and another with life-threatening injuries
Several fire and police boats are on the scene near the Holland Tunnel
The driver of the dump truck attempted to avoid a collision but crashed into parked vehicles and then into the Boone County restaurant
Seven patients, including three children, were hospitalized after a van crashed into the Santee Alley open-air market
A Bloxom ambulance overturned after striking the tractor-trailer
An AMR ambulance was ripped apart after it struck a palm tree in Riverside County
Roy Smith is believed to have been responding to a stranded motorist in high water before his vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree
An SUV crashed into a Manalapan home, causing a fire that destroyed part of the house
Boston EMS reported that four people were transported to the hospital—two of them in critical condition—while two others received treatment at the scene
A Center Star Fire/Rescue firefighter was shot while trying to help at the scene of a crash, not knowing the driver was fleeing police after a bank robbery
AMR EMT Jacob Bozeman’s family and coworkers remember him for his compassion and dedication to helping others
The dump truck pulled in front of the ambulance while attempting to use a crossover, killing EMT Jacob Bozeman
Deadly dust storms have caused chaos on highways, including a massive pileup on Interstate 70 that left eight dead
A severe dust storm in Newkirk caused a multi-vehicle crash on Highway 11, injuring two medics
17 people suffered minor injuries when a bus crashed into a tractor-trailer while exiting I-84 in Jefferson Township
Residents in at least five counties face evacuation orders due to several wind-driven grass fires
Cassell, reported missing days earlier, was found trapped in a ditch with severe leg injuries after falling asleep at the wheel
A 14-year-old boy was seriously injured after being pinned under an overturned bus on the Garden State Parkway
Hennepin EMS paramedics were responding to a “non-urgent call” when a sedan entered the opposite lane and struck the ambulance
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