Thursday, March 12, 2015

3 FIREFIGHTERS/EMS AND 3 CIVILIANS INJURED IN FLORIDA FIRE APPARATUS COLLISION WITH A CAR







THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2015 

HOLLYWOOD (BROWARD COUNTY), FLORIDA

A crash involving a Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue paramedic truck and a car in Hollywood (Broward County, Florida) has left six people injured. 


Initial reports indicated that the paramedic rescue truck struck a tree and that at least two people were injured.  A witness said the driver of the silver sedan was trying to flee a traffic stop when the car crashed into the fire rescue unit and hit a fire hydrant, which flooded the area with water.



Witnesses said the Infiniti may have ran a stop sign, resulting in the crash. "Guy eats the stop sign, rams right into the ambulance, flips the ambulance over, drags the car all the way over there," said one witness.


The rescue truck would ultimately wind up on its side after striking a fire hydrant.


Officials said the driver of the Infiniti had just been stopped at a speed checkpoint in Hollywood, but prior to being confronted by an officer, the driver fled.


A total of six people were transported for injuries, three of whom are trauma alerts. Five people were transported to Broward General.


It is not immediately known where the sixth victim was taken.

Three people inside the paramedic truck had to be transported.


Crews confirm that three people inside that vehicle, including a young child, were transported. The toddler and the child's mother are trauma alerts.


The crash occurred on the northwest corner of Raleigh Street and North 23th Avenue in Hollywood.

Source: http://www.firefighterclosecalls.com/