FARGO, ND – The weather is being blamed for a tragic crash in eastern North Dakota this morning.

A patient died when the ambulance he was riding in rolled.

The highway patrol says the driver and paramedic were also hurt.

An ambulance crew from Carrington was transferring Kenneth Kandt, 66, of Fessenden, North Dakota from the Carrington Health Center to a Fargo hospital.

The ambulance driver, Brenda Schneider, 23, was driving a Carrington ambulance and was treated and released from Innovis hospital.

The paramedic in the back of the ambulance, Michael Parr, 39, is still at the hospital.

He suffered serious back injuries and is in stable condition.

“We had some icy mixture of precipitation coating the highways,” says Jim Prochniak, with the Highway Patrol. “Now it`s turned white. Highways look all right, but it`s catching quite a few people off guard.”

Because of these early morning conditions the North Dakota Highway patrol says the driver of the ambulance lost control and started to slide.

The vehicle rolled once into the south ditch and landed on it`s wheels.

It also hit an overhead sign.

“They were running into the freezing rain and closer to 20 miles out west to Fargo,” says Brenda Rask, the Carrington Health Center spokesperson. “That`s when she lost control of the vehicle.”

Rask says when you work in a rural health setting, weather is a major issue.

Rask says ambulance crews try to be as safe as they can for themselves and the patients, this was just an unfortunate incident.

“The original party being transported ended up dying at Innovis hospital so real tragic ending to something that was trying to offer some help to somebody,” says Prochniak.

“It`s a small town, every body knows everybody,” Rask says. “A little bit of a shock and devastation. And we will all take care of each other.”

The Cassleton and FM ambulance came to assist the first accident.

The Carrington Health Center was unable to tell me the original condition of the man who was killed.

The coroner`s office will have to determine whether the victim`s death was a result of his previous medical condition or if it was a direct result of the crash.

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MILWAUKEE–An ambulance rolled over after an accident with a car at the intersection of 43rd Street, Forest Home, and Oklahoma.

The accident happened around noon on Wednesday. The ambulance was on its’ way to Saint Luke’s Hospital with an injured patient in the back when police say the accident occurred. Deanna Nedboralski lives next to the intersection and heard the accident.

‚ÄúI heard a big crash and all of the sudden, I ran outside to see what happened and I heard a bunch of sirens,” Nedboralski said.

Four people were injured, including the patient in the back of the ambulance. Everyone is expected to be all right. A Curtis Ambulance spokesman says the ambulance had its’ lights on and had a green light at the time of the crash. Police are still investigating whether or not anyone ran a red light.

TODAYS TMJ4 rode along with a Curtis Ambulance crew. As they sped through the city with lights flashing, some drivers still did not pull over. One van even pulled out right in front of the ambulance. “That happens on almost every call that you get something like that,” observes ambulance driver Cory Bova.

He says it can cost precious time. “If it’s a serious call, that’s problematic. It delays your transport time to the hospital or getting on the scene.”

“I would say maybe 40 to 50 percent of people actually do what they’re supposed to do. The rest don’t,” Bell Ambulance Operations Manager Chris Anderson said in regards to drivers pulling over.

He says the accident highlights the growing problem of distracted drivers ignoring emergency vehicles, and not pulling over.

“It seems like people are increasingly talking on their phones, text messaging while they’re driving, which obviously takes their attention away from the roads, let alone emergency vehicles approaching,” Anderson said.

Since the investigation into the crash continues, police are not sure yet if the driver of the car will be ticketed.

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An ambulance crash almost stopped a patient from reaching the hospital, but the driver managed to keep going.

It happened this morning on the intersection of University and West County Road.

According to police reports, a 1983 Cadillac rear-ended a Crown Victoria, which in turn hit the ambulance as it was moving northbound on west county road.

But the ambulance driver kept going with only minor damages to the side of the vehicle.

The driver of the Cadillac, 26-year-old Tiffany Mancha, was issued a citation for failure to control speed.

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Eight people were taken to area hospitals Friday morning when an ambulance collided with another vehicle at the intersection of Addison and Menard avenues in the city’s Northwest Side.

City 911 dispatchers got the initial call at 9:02 a.m. Fire Department personnel called for an Emergency Medical Services Plan 1, a five-ambulance response, at 9:11 a.m.

Chicago Fire Department spokesman Commander Will Knight said three victims were taken from the scene in serious condition — two to Advocate Illinois Masonic Hospital and one to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge — and five were transported in “stable” condition, with non-life threatening injuries — two to Our Lady of the Resurrection Medical Center, two to Swedish Covenant Hospital, and one to West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park. The two taken to Swedish Covenant were the paramedics in the stricken ambulance.

Edward Martinez, who said he saw the accident occur, described what happened. He said the ambulance was headed east on Addison Street with its lights and sirens activated. A mid-sized sedan entered the intersection as the ambulance was passing through it. The ambulance struck the car on the front driver’s side. The impact sent the car into a spin and it ended up rolling over onto its roof. It came to a rest on the crosswalk at the south edge of the intersection. A third vehicle apparently collided with the sedan.

Officer Laura Kubiak, with the Chicago Police Department’s Office of News Affairs, confirmed the accident involved a Chicago Fire Department ambulance, but could not affirm the information provided by Martinez. She added that, because of the number of people involved in the crash, it might take some time for officers to generate a completed report.

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Two emergency workers are all right after their EMS vehicle flipped on it’s side in an accident Monday morning in Cherokee County.

Cherokee County EMS says two workers were on their way to a call on Green River Road when their 1999 Ford ambulance went off the edge of the road. This was the only vehicle invovled in the accident.

The workers were taken to Upstate Carolina Medical Center in Gaffney as a precaution to be checked out.

The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating the accident. Troopers say both EMS workers were wearing seat belts when the accident happened.

EMS says they will conduct an internal investigation after troopers are finished with their probe.

We’re told the driver of the vehicle has been with EMS for 11 years.

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MONTREAL РAn ambulance was flipped onto its side in an accident that happened at the corner of St. Joseph Blvd. E. and  St. Michel Blvd. overnight in Rosemont.

At 1:25 a.m., a car travelling south on St. Michel Blvd. slammed into an Urgences Sant?© ambulance travelling east on St. Joseph Blvd. after running a red light. The ambulance fell to its side and knocked over a lamp post, Montreal police Constable Lynne Labelle said.

Two ambulance technicians were taken to hospital with minor injuries. The occupants of the other vehicle were not injured. No criminal charges will be pressed, though “there’s a possibility that the driver (of the car) might receive a ticket for the red light (infraction),” Labelle said.

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Six people are in the hospital after an accident involving an ambulance.

It happened Friday morning on Kentucky 114 in Floyd County, when police say the ambulance slammed into a pick up truck. Witnesses say the pick up truck was waiting to make a left turn off of Kentucky 114 when it was hit by the ambulance.

All six of the people involved, including a patient in the ambulance, were injured. Three people in the pick up truck plus the driver of the ambulance were flown to a hospital for treatment.

“At the time of the collision, DHP Ambulance was transporting a patient. That patient was not being transported due to any emergency situation, simply a transport from one location to another,” said Scott Hopkins with Kentucky State Police.

The crash closed Kentucky 114 for about two hours.

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An ambulance owned by a private company hit the edge of a trailer alongside a busy Rehoboth road Wednesday morning, launching the emergency vehicle into the air before it rolled over, officials said.

Three people were sent to the hospital, but no serious injuries were reported from the crash, which happened about 11:30 a.m. in the 200 block of Tremont Street, according to Rehoboth fire chief Robert Pray.

The Alert Ambulance company vehicle was headed south when its right front tire rolled onto a construction trailer parked along the side of the road. The tire rolled up the ramp, causing the ambulance to go airborne for about 30 to 40 feet, Pray said. “It probably slid close to another 100 feet,” he said.

The trailer, on the side of the road after workers unloaded a bulldozer, was in the breakdown lane. “There isn’t much leeway on the side of the road,” Pray said.

The ambulance was transporting an elderly woman to Sturdy Memorial Hospital in Attleboro at the time. The patient was strapped to a stretcher and didn’t appear injured, while the female “EMT in the back was pretty banged up,” Pray said.

The male driver was hurt as well, although he was walking around at the scene. He and the other Alert Ambulance employee were taken to Sturdy Memorial for treatment, while the patient was taken to Rhode Island Hospital.

A call to Rehoboth police seeking the victims’ names was not immediately returned.

Before re-opening the road to traffic, state police performed a reconstruction of the crash at the scene, Pray said.

Alert Ambulance is a private company that generally transports  nursing home patients to and from the hospital, Pray said. The company also holds some 911 contracts.

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Who do you call when an ambulance is involved in a crash?

The answer was found Tuesday evening after a Southwest Ambulance transporting a patient to the Tucson Medical Center crashed and flipped on Highway 191 south of Safford.

Inside the ambulance was 63-year-old Sharon Ferguson, who was being taken to the Tucson hospital for heart problems.

According to Department of Public Safety officer Andrew Shurtz, the ambulance’s left side went off freshly laid pavement in the construction zone near milepost 97 and made contact with the rough, milled road that has not yet been repaved. Shurtz said the the crash occurred at 7:40 p.m.

The driver, Alyssa Gonzales, 18, fishtailed the ambulance for approximately 400 feet before possibly flipping end over end and rolling to a stop on the highway’s west shoulder, according to Shurtz.

Two other crew members, Brandy Watson, 30, and Rick Ramsey, 40, were also inside the ambulance. Gonzales and Watson were in the front of the ambulance and were restrained. Ramsey was unrestrained in the back of the ambulance, tending to Ferguson, who was also unrestrained.

Shurtz said Ramsey suffered minor cuts and bumps and was transported by ambulance to the Mount Graham Regional Medical Center along with Watson. Gonzales, who did not appear to be injured, was taken to the medical center in a car. All three were examined, treated and released.

Ferguson was airlifted from the scene and flown to the University Medical Center in Tucson. She is listed in critical condition as of Wednesday afternoon.

While Shurtz wouldn’t comment on the presumed speed the ambulance was traveling when it crashed, he did say the posted speed limit upon entering the construction zone is 55 mph.

The ambulance was removed by Nuttall’s Towing.

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LEWISTON (NEWS CENTER) — Christopher Boutin of Turner, Wednesday, accepted responsibility for the head-on crash with an ambulance that killed paramedic Allan Parsons, and was sentenced to three years in prison.

The accident happened in July 2007 in Turner. The ambulance driver and a patient in the ambulance were both injured. Parsons was in the back of the ambulance, tending to the patient.

In court Wednesday, Boutin apologized for his actions, but said he remembers nothing of the events leading up to the crash or the accident itself.

Boutin was sentenced to 12 years in prison, but will only have to serve three years, with four years probation to follow.

He also lost his driver’s license for ten years.

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A motorist has been seriously injured when his car was involved in a collision with an ambulance responding to an emergency call in Bolton.

The crash between the man’s Rover and the ambulance occurred in New Street, and the car driver was left with a suspected broken hip and leg.

No-one in the ambulance was injured, and police are appealing for witnesses.

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ELK RAPIDS — An ambulance crashed into another vehicle while responding to a medical emergency in Elk Rapids.

A North Flight EMS ambulance was headed north on U.S. 31 with its lights and sirens on when it collided with a passenger vehicle just after 5 p.m. Monday. The other vehicle also was traveling north and attempted to make a left turn into a gas station between First and Fourth Streets, said Elk Rapids Police Chief Michael Miles.

The ambulance attempted to go around the vehicle and other traffic, he said.

Thomas Hedin, 58, of Kewadin, drove the ambulance and the other vehicle, a 2000 Ford Taurus, was driven by Amanda Beal, 23, of Traverse City.

There were two other North Flight personnel in the ambulance and only minor injuries were reported, while Beal did not receive any injuries, police said.

Any witnesses to the crash are asked to call the Elk Rapids Police Department at (231) 264-6592, Miles said.

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There were a total of 41 ambulance accidents reported on EMSResponder.com from June 2006 through April 2007. These accidents resulted in a total of five reported deaths and at least 43 injuries to EMS responders. While this summary does not encompass every accident that occurred during this time period, as not all accidents were covered by local media, it does offer a snapshot of the most serious incidents. This summary includes only ground ambulance crashes in the U.S., and does not include accidents involving personal vehicles of EMS personnel, other rescue apparatus, or air ambulance crashes.

JUNE 2006

Five accidents were reported in June, although this includes one extraordinary incident in which an ambulance was purposely pulled into traffic to act as a shield between a man thrown from his vehicle and oncoming traffic, including the man’s own driverless vehicle as it moved toward him.

Florida Ambulance Shields Man from Unmanned Truck: The shielding maneuver was performed by Pasco County Fire Rescue 19.

San Diego Ambulance Crashes, Overturns on Roadway: No injuries were reported in this accident.

Philadelphia Ambulance Involved in Chain-Reaction Crash: A pedestrian took the brunt of this crash. The driver went through a red light and hit an elderly man, who was hospitalized in critical condition. The ambulance crew was being checked for injuries.

Baltimore Ambulance and Car Crash: The ambulance was in service and had its lights and siren on. A woman was rescued from the vehicle involved.

Kentucky Crash Involves Ambulance: An SUV driver ran a red light and slammed into the ambulance, which had lights and siren going at the time of the crash. No patients were in the ambulance. Two EMS workers and the driver of the SUV were injured.

JULY 2006

Two accidents occurred when drivers crashed into ambulances in Ohio and Iowa.

Ohio Medics Hurt When Driver Crashes Into Ambulance: Two Columbus medics were rushed to a hospital after their ambulance was hit by a car. Police said a driver traveling on the ramp crashed into the back of the ambulance. Both victims suffered minor injuries.

Car Hits Iowa Ambulance: Everyone involved suffered minor injuries, including the patient.

AUGUST 2006

Five incidents were reported this month, including one responsible for the death of a pedestrian.

New Jersey Woman Killed by Ambulance: An ambulance accidentally struck and killed a woman in the parking lot of a Cherry Hill, NJ, medical center.

Honolulu Ambulance Collides with Car: Three Honolulu EMS paramedics became patients themselves after their rig collided with a car.

Florida Ambulance Runs Light, Slams Into SUV: The ambulance did not have its lights or siren on because it was a non-emergency transport.

Alabama Ambulance En Route to Hospital Hit by Car: No one was injured in the collision.

Driver Crashes into Orange County, FL, Ambulance: One person was taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center, in another ambulance, with non-life-threatening injuries.

SEPTEMBER 2006

Four ambulance crashes were reported in September, including one that killed a Texas paramedic.

Central Texas Paramedic Dies in Crash: East Texas Medical Center paramedic supervisor Joe Alvarez, Jr. died when the ambulance he was driving slammed into the rear of a street sweeper. It does not appear that he was responding to a call.

Chicago Ambulance Rolls Over, Hits Pole: A motorist was cited in connection with a traffic accident that caused an ambulance carrying a teenage patient with its lights and siren on to flip over and plow into a traffic pole. Several injuries were reported, including two paramedics and a police officer.

Georgia Bus, Ambulance Collide: Both drivers suffered minor injuries in the accident, which caused the ambulance to topple over. The most serious injury appeared to be to a paramedic who was in the back of the ambulance at the time of the crash and was airlifted to an area hospital.

Man Killed in South Carolina Truck-Ambulance Crash: The wreck left one man dead and three people seriously injured.

OCTOBER 2006

An EMT was killed in one of the seven major accidents reported this month.

Texas EMT Killed in Ambulance Crash: The drivers of an ambulance and a pickup truck were fatally injured Tuesday when the two vehicles collided on a rain-slicked road near Austin. Kyla Wilson, 29, a paramedic with Marble Falls EMS, was in critical condition. Her partner, Eric Hanson, 26, did not survive.

Kentucky Ambulance Crashes into Building: Three people were rushed to the hospital after a crash involving an ambulance and a car in Louisville. Two of the victims had minor injuries. However, the driver of the car suffered life-threatening injuries.

Three Injured When SUV Hits New York Ambulance: The responders onboard the ambulance were treated for head injuries, and the driver of the SUV suffered upper body injuries.

New York Ambulance Crew Hurt in Crash: Two McFee Ambulance employees suffered non-life-threatening injuries while returning from a call.

Driver Hits Pennsylvania Ambulance, Is Charged with DUI: The driver of the ambulance was treated for a neck injury, and a passenger in the back of the ambulance had minor injuries.

Ohio Ambulance Transporting Patient Crashes: Two paramedics, a nurse and a patient were inside the ambulance and suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

Driver of SUV That Collided with Pennsylvania Ambulance Dies: The driver of a sport utility vehicle that collided with an ambulance in Hempfield Township later died. Officials said the driver of the Ford Bronco had the right of way.

NOVEMBER 2006

Three crashes made the news.

Brooklyn Ambulance Accident Injures Five: The driver of the ambulance had to be cut out of the cab. The ambulance crew and several civilians were transported with back and neck injuries. One person was reported to have a serious head injury.

Florida Ambulance Crashes: After being cut off, the ambulance hit a wall and three other vehicles. No injuries were reported.

New York Ambulance and Tractor-Trailer Collide: Two EMS workers sustained minor neck and back injuries.

DECEMBER 2006

Three accidents were reported in December, including two at the same department.

D.C. Ambulance Involved in Accident: Three people were transported to an area hospital with minor injuries.

Three Rescuers Injured in Alaska Ambulance Crash: Three medics were injured when a Dodge pickup collided with an Anchorage Fire Department ambulance as it rushed a patient to the hospital. One suffered a serious head injury, while the others had minor injuries to the face and back.

Anchorage Ambulance Involved in Crash: For the second time in two days, an Anchorage Fire Department ambulance was involved in a wreck while transporting a patient. Nobody was seriously injured

JANUARY 2007

One of the three accidents reported in January may have contributed to the death of a patient.

Patient Pronounced Dead at Scene of Pa. Ambulance Crash: Several medics and EMTs working on the patient were hurt in the crash and taken to York Hospital. Authorities said it was unclear whether the patient went into cardiac arrest and died prior to the crash, or suffered a fatal heart attack because of or after the crash. She suffered no significant traumatic crash-related injuries.

Two Injured When Ohio Ambulance Hits Car: A Deerfield Township paramedic was hospitalized after his ambulance hit a car while responding to a call.

Five Hurt in Florida Ambulance Crash: A Union County ambulance carrying a patient overturned after a car forced the vehicle off the road. Two EMS workers and three passengers in the ambulance suffered minor injuries.

FEBRUARY 2007

Three accidents occurred in February, including one that killed an EMT, one that killed a patient and one that crashed into the department’s own fire station.

Oklahoma EMT Dies After Ambulance Crash: An Oklahoma EMT died in the line of duty following a crash on an icy road. Janez Case, 51, was an employee of Clayton, Okla. EMS. The ambulance’s driver sustained minor injuries.

Florida Ambulance Crash Kills Patient: A 77-year-old woman fighting cancer was killed when a man suspected of driving drunk slammed into the ambulance she was riding. The EMT and paramedic were transported, and were treated at a hospital and released.

Wisconsin Ambulance Crash Injures Two: A Stevens Point ambulance on its way to an emergency call slid out of control and crashed into the city’s fire station No. 2. The two firefighters who were in the vehicle were transported with minor injuries.

MARCH 2007

Of the five ambulance accidents in March, two resulted in deaths.

Two Dead in Michigan Ambulance Crash: A registered nurse and a patient died in a traffic accident involving an ambulance and logging truck. The driver of the ambulance and another crew member were transported to the hospital.

California Woman Killed in Crash with Ambulance: Emergency crews were assisting a disabled vehicle when the pickup the victim was riding in crashed into the back of the ambulance. The pickup flipped over and burned, trapping the woman in the front passenger seat. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

Washington Ambulance Broadsides SUV: An SUV ran a stop light and the ambulance, which was transporting a patient, hit the SUV on the passenger side. The SUV passenger was critically injured and taken to an area hospital.

Colorado Ambulance Goes Over Embankment; 3 Injured: The patient, ambulance driver and attending paramedic were injured when a South Park ambulance went over an embankment. The accident was caused by icy conditions.

Michigan Paramedics, Police Officer Injured in Crash: A Saginaw police cruiser, with its overhead lights and siren on, swerved to avoid hitting an ambulance, also with its emergency signals activated. The ambulance struck a pole, ricocheted and hit a building.

APRIL 2007

Two people were killed and another injured in a crash.

Massachusetts EMT, Patient Killed in Crash: An ambulance transporting a patient suddenly veered for unknown reasons into a barn. The 21-year-old driver of the Patriot Ambulance and the 57-year-old patient died in the crash. A Dunstable EMT was also injured.

author: Compiled by Heather Caspi, Editor, EMSResponder.com – Emergency Medical Services

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