HORROR footage shows the mangled wreckage of an ambulance after it collided with a car. A hero paramedic – said to be on his way to an emergency call – suffered serious injuries and had to be cut from the vehicle. Emergency services were called to the smash at 10.21am on Saturday morning on Herringthorpe […]
HORROR footage shows the mangled wreckage of an ambulance after it collided with a car.
A hero paramedic – said to be on his way to an emergency call – suffered serious injuries and had to be cut from the vehicle.
Emergency services were called to the smash at 10.21am on Saturday morning on Herringthorpe Valley Road, Rotherham.
Fire crews were forced to use heavy-duty equipment to free the paramedic from the ambulance.
He suffered serious injuries in the early morning collision with a blue Mercedes.
The emergency responder’s current condition has not yet been revealed by police.
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He is believed to have been travelling to an address in response to a 999 call when the accident happened.
Footage of the aftermath of the devastating crash shows the ambulance wrapped around a tree on the residential street.
The entire front windscreen was shattered while the doors of the vehicle are dumped on the grass verge.
The wreckage of the Mercedes, which appears to have been impacted on the driver’s side of the vehicle, can also be seen in the clip.
The scene in South Yorkshire was cordoned off as an investigation got underway.
South Yorkshire Police said: “It is reported that an ambulance and a blue Mercedes were involved in the collision, at the junction with Mowbray Street.
“A paramedic inside the ambulance is understood to have suffered serious injuries and the road is closed to allow emergency services to respond.”
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Yorkshire Ambulance Service has not yet confirmed whether any patients were on board the ambulance involved.
Anyone with information, or any witnesses to the collision, should contact South Yorkshire Police by calling 101.
