VIDEO: Ambulance smashed and flips after being hit by SUV in Ontario
Published September 30, 2024 at 11:45 am
Video posted on social media shows the moment an SUV crashed into an ambulance last week, causing it to flip onto its side.
York Regional Police confirmed to INsauga.com that it happened at the intersection of Warden Avenue and Stouffville Road in Whitchurch-Stouffville.
Emergency crews responded to the scene at around 6 p.m. on Friday.
The video, which appears to be filmed from the dashcam of another vehicle, shows the ambulance with its lights activated. There isn’t any audio on the video, so it’s not clear if the siren was on.
The ambulance appears to stop at a red light, before proceeding through the intersection.
Most vehicles come to a complete stop as the ambulance goes through the intersection. However, one — which police said was a GMC Yukon — doesn’t stop in time, swerves to avoid one of the stopped vehicles, and smashes into the ambulance.
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The ambulance then flips onto its side.
Police said no serious injuries were reported. Two paramedics suffered minor injuries but didn’t go to hospital.
A 26-year-old Newmarket man has been charged with careless driving.
Watch the video below, posted on X by @401_da_sarpanch with credit to Reddit user BiteTheTofu:
INsauga's Editorial Standards and Policies#WATCH: Vehicle Struck Ambulance Causing It To Rollover In Markham,ON pic.twitter.com/gdxvjiq42v
— 401_da_sarpanch (@401_da_sarpanch) September 30, 2024