Vehicle Collides with MA Ambulance Headed to Call

    June 4, 2021
    A Harwich Fire Department ambulance was responding to a cardiac emergency when it was involved in an accident with another vehicle that sent the unit into a telephone pole.

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    A Harwich, MA, Fire Department ambulance was headed to a cardiac emergency when it collided with another vehicle Thursday.
    A Harwich, MA, Fire Department ambulance was headed to a cardiac emergency when it collided with another vehicle Thursday.

    A Massachusetts ambulance collided with another vehicle while headed to a call Thursday.

    The two-vehicle accident happened just before 5 p.m. as the Harwich Fire Department ambulance was responding to a cardiac emergency, the department stated in a news release. The unit had its siren and emergency lights on when it struck another vehicle at an intersection.

    Following the collision with the vehicle, the ambulance then crashed into a telephone pole. The impact of that crash briefly knocked out electricity in the area.

    No injuries were reported in the incident. The cause of the accident is under investigation.

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