Ambulance, Fire Truck, Cruiser Involved in Separate Crashes in Manchester, NH
Separate crashes involving an ambulance, a fire truck and a police cruiser left Manchester responders injured Wednesday.
Two paramedics were trapped in their AMR ambulance that flipped onto its side after colliding with a car while responding to an emergency, WMUR reported.
Firefighters extricated the crew through the windshield. The two suffered non-life-threatening injuries while the civilian wasn't hurt.
While responding to handle the investigation, a Manchester police officer radioed that his cruiser and a Jeep had collided.
The officer and two civilians were transported to a hospital for treatment.
Later, a Manchester fire truck was involved in a crash with a car near the intersection of Merrimack and Chestnut streets.
The driver of the car was taken to the hospital for treatment.
The investigations are continuing.
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