Shocking has been released of an ambulance which overturned after it
The vehicle was running with blue-lights blaring when it was involved in a crash and ended up on its side in a ditch. The footage seemed to show the other vehicle - believed to be a white Ford -pulled out of a junction, causing the paramedic to take drastic action.
Luckily, no patients were aboard at the time but more than £26,000 of damage was caused to the ambulance. A spokesman for said the delay caused by the accident caused a “potentially life-threatening” delay to the emergency it was on its way to. The incident happened near Alton, Hampshire, 11.15pm on Friday, September 20.
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A force spokesman said: “We are appealing for witnesses and dash cam footage following a collision involving an ambulance near Alton.We were called by South Central Ambulance Service to a report that one of their vehicles on a blue-light run had left the carriageway and landed on its side in a ditch.
“This happened on the A339, at the junction with Spain Lane. Luckily, nobody was injured as a result. The ambulance was not conveying any patients at the time, but was on a blue-light run and this caused a considerable and potentially life-threatening delay in getting to that patient, who was attended to by another ambulance instead.
“An estimated £26,000 of damage was caused to the ambulance, which is expected to be out of commission for a further month. A small white car, possibly a Ford Fiesta or Focus, is seen on dash cam footage but did not stop at the scene.”
The spokesman added they are calling for the driver, or anyone who may know the driver, of the car, to get in contact. They said: “We are continuing to investigate a number of lines of enquiry to identify this vehicle and its driver, and are now issuing this dash cam footage as part of our appeal. If you are this driver, or know who they are, please contact us. We would also like to speak to anyone with relevant dash cam or CCTV footage.”
