Ambulance called to take ambulance crew to hospital after crash
by Ross Lidbetter
ross.lidbetter@essnmedia.co.uk
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ACCIDENT: The scene in Beulah Hill, Upper Norwood
Photo by On Demand Media
Two ambulance crew members have been taken to hospital after a van struck their vehicle this afternoon (Tuesday).
The incident happened outside St Joseph's College for Boys, in Beulah Hill, Upper Norwood.
Medics had been called around 1.20pm to reports of a road accident and one ambulance crew was sent to the scene.
A spokesman for the London Ambulance Service said: "While our staff were treating a patient in the back of the ambulance it appears to have been struck by another vehicle.
"A second ambulance was called to take the original patient - a man in his 40s - to King's College Hospital.
"Two members of staff were taken to St George's Hospital as a precaution with minor injuries.
"There were no other patients requiring hospital treatment."
The man in his 40s is believed to have suffered a leg injury in the first accident.
7 Comments
by bi, upper norwood
Wednesday, March 10 2010, 8:54PM
“I suppose because they are not big and colourful enough.”
by minter, bromley
Wednesday, March 10 2010, 7:32PM
“wonder if the van driver was on mobile how the hell can you not notice an ambulance parked up.”
by Bi Reynolds, Upper Norwood
Wednesday, March 10 2010, 7:19PM
“Isn't that what they call driving without due care and attention!
It just goes to show, what society has become. No one have the patience to wait a few seconds anymore. Everyone is in such a hurry. I bet if the van driver had been a bit more patient and vigilant, he won't have ran into the back of the ambulance.”
by Fi, South London
Wednesday, March 10 2010, 4:59PM
“This was my dad. I hope everyone else is ok. :-(”
by Negative, Kroydonistan
Wednesday, March 10 2010, 4:36PM
“I bet these Ambulance employees didn't have to wait ages for the ambulance to arrive, like the public do.”
by Anon, Anon
Wednesday, March 10 2010, 12:05PM
“Oh yeah and how about a nice blue flashing light & even a siren thrown in that'll help Drrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.”
by Dave, Purley
Tuesday, March 09 2010, 8:10PM
“That's the trouble these days, ambulances just don't stand out enough.
Maybe they need to be painted in bright colours to make them stand out .......”