Firefighters free man after car and ambulance collision
A DRIVER had to be cut free from his vehicle after a collision with an ambulance.
An eyewitness said the man was in a Volkswagon Golf turning on to Heanor Road, in Ilkeston, off Shipley Common Lane.
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The scene of the smash in Ilkeston yesterday. Picture by Simon Bell.
He said he believed the ambulance was answering a 999 call when the incident took place around 1pm yesterday as its lights were flashing.
Fire crews from Ilkeston and Heanor used heavy cutting equipment to free the driver who was treated by paramedics before being taken to hospital.
Post reader Simon Bell, 30, from Ilkeston, who took this picture of the crash, said: "There were two people in the ambulance who were fine."
A Derbyshire Police spokeswoman confirmed police were investigating the collision.
3 Comments
by Laudenham, Ilkeston
Wednesday, September 01 2010, 11:47PM
“Well that awful driving left us in a pickle!”
by brian, N/A
Wednesday, September 01 2010, 10:23PM
“th the evening post
'VOLKSWAGEN' IS THE SPELLING
HOW THE PAPER RESEMBLES AN AWFUL NEWSPAPER!
BACK TO SPELLING LESSONS FOR SOMEONE ,OR REPLACE THEM!!!”
by R, Afar
Wednesday, September 01 2010, 4:54PM
“Oh dear NEP, typo again I see. Never heard of a Volkswagon...is that an Ilkeston speciality?”