Chicago Fire Department ambulance collides with car
A Chicago Fire Department ambulance, responding to a call, crashed into another vehicle at the intersection of Addison and Menard on Friday morning. Fire Department personnel were dispatched to the accident scene at 9:02 am. The Fire Department personnel called for an Emergency Medical Services Plan 1, which is a 5 ambulance response.
Edward Martinez, a witness to the accident, described what happened. He said an ambulance was headed east on Addison Street with it's lights and sirens going. A mid-size sedan went into the intersection as the ambulance was going through it. The sedan was struck by the ambulance on the front driver's side. The impact of the crash sent the car spinning and it rolled over onto its roof. It stopped at the crosswalk at the south edge of the intersection. Another vehicle collided with the sedan.
Commander Will Knight a spokesman for the Chicago Fire Department said that three people were taken to area hopsitals in serious condition. Five other people injured in the accident and in stable condition, were also taken to area hospitals.
Officer Laura Kubiak with the Chicago Police Department's Office of News Affairs, did confirm that the accident took place and that it did involve an ambulance from the Chicago Fire Department. She would not affirm the statement given by the witness Martinez.
Office Kubiak stated that it could take some time to investigate the accident and complete a report because of the number of peole involved.
