A fast-responder ambulance on an emergency call-out was involved in a collision which left a man seriously injured and closed part of the Leeds ring road for five hours.
The ambulance was using its siren and blue lights when it was in collision with a car during peak traffic at about 6pm on Tuesday, June 12.
The collision forced the closure of the Leeds ring road, close to Dawson’s Corner in west Leeds.
The junction carries traffic to and from Leeds and Bradford, Horsforth and Rodley.
The collision took place 300 yards from the Rodley roundabout on the A6120 Leeds ring road.
Fire crews from Stanningley and Bradford fire stations rushed to the scene.
The drivers of both vehicles had to be cut free.
The woman driver of the ambulance responder was shaken but not badly injured.
The male driver of the second vehicle suffered serious injuries to his leg and pelvis. He was taken to Leeds General Infirmary. The injuries are not life-threatening.
The A6120 was closed in both directions for five hours, and re-opened at 11.10 last night.
A spokesperson for Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust said: “At around 6pm yesterday (June 12) a rapid response vehicle (RRV) was involved in a road traffic collision with another vehicle on the Ring Road at Farsley.
“The Yorkshire Ambulance Service clinician was travelling to an emergency and using lights and sirens at the time of the collision.
“We deployed an RRV and two ambulances to the scene and also dispatched another crew to the original emergency call. An adult male patient was treated at the scene for a pelvic injury and then transported to hospital for further care. The female crew member was trapped in the RRV and, once released, was also taken to hospital for treatment.
“We will be working with the police to help with their investigation into the cause of the collision which is not yet known. We would like to thank our emergency service colleagues for their assistance at this incident.”
