"At least five people were taken to the hospital Sunday night after a car collided with an ambulance that was transporting an elderly patient in the San Fernando Valley. The Los Angeles Fire Department ambulance was struck by a black SUV around 8 p.m. on Woodman Avenue and Chase Street in Arleta, according to Jennifer Middleton, a spokesperson for the Fire Department."
"The SUV's 34-year-old male driver - the sole person in the vehicle - was taken to a local trauma center and was in critical condition, Middleton said. At the time of the crash, the ambulance was transporting a 94-year-old man to the hospital along with an 81-year-old woman who was accompanying him. The two passengers, along with the ambulance's driver and another LAFD personnel, were all hospitalized "in fair condition with unknown injuries," Middleton said."
An ambulance carrying a 94-year-old man and an 81-year-old accompanying woman was struck by a black SUV around 8 p.m. at Woodman Avenue and Chase Street in Arleta, San Fernando Valley. At least five people were taken to hospitals: the two elderly passengers, the ambulance driver, another Los Angeles Fire Department crew member, and the SUV's 34-year-old male driver. The SUV driver, the only occupant of the car, was in critical condition at a local trauma center. The other hospitalized individuals were described as in fair condition with unknown injuries. Authorities are investigating the cause of the collision. A related ambulance collision occurred earlier this year.
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