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March 6, 2011

Paramedic injured after car hits ambulance – Illinois

By Emily Jurlina An Oak Brook Terrace paramedic had to be taken to the hospital after a motorist rear-ended an ambulance Saturday night. Oak Brook Terrace firefighters were responding to a car accident call about 6:30 p.m. in the area of Rt. 83 and Roosevelt Road, according to a news release. While on their way...
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FATAL APPARATUS CRASH – CANADA, VOLUNTEER ARRESTED AFTER DRUNKEN JOYRIDE IN VA (The Secret List)

  Hey- One civilian is reported dead after a 3 vehicle crash in Mississauga, Canada today involving a Fire Apparatus. Squad 114 was responding emergent when it was cut off by a car, leading to the Squad to strike the vehicle fatally injuring the civilian. No word on if any of the firefighters sustained injuries...
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Ambulance kills pillion rider – India

BANGALORE: Two people including an engineering student and a part-time employee of Infosys died in two different road accidents. Physiotherapist Jyotsana Nayar of Infosys succumbed to her injuries after an ambulance rammed the two-wheeler she was riding pillion in Electronics City traffic limits on Friday evening. Her husband Angad Nayar escaped with minor injuries. The...
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Ambulance and truck collide in Ocean Springs – Mississippi

OCEAN SPRINGS, MS (WLOX) – An Acadian Ambulance crew was transporting a patient to the hospital early Saturday morning, when suddenly, the ambulance became involved in an accident. Ocean Springs police say the accident was at the intersection of Highway 90 and MLK Blvd. The collision did heavy damage to both the ambulance and a...
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High-Rise Training Continues As Injured Philadelphia Firefighter Recuperates

A number of city firefighters spent Saturday training to battle fires in a Center City high-rise building, which comes just days after firefighter Michael McGuire was critically injured on the job on the eighth floor of a building. McGuire’s condition has been upgraded to serious, according to officials, but he still needs to heal from...
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PD INVESTIGATES BOSTON FD ENGINE CRASH

Boston police were investigating an accident after a car slammed into a fire engine in Dorchester. The crash happened around 3 a.m. Saturday morning at the intersection of Gallivan Boulevard and Adams Street. Glass was strewn across the road and the car suffered extensive damage. One person was hurt and taken to the hospital.  
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