Ambulance with patient involved in smash-up

A PATIENT being conveyed to the San Fernando General Hospital in an ambulance suffered minor injuries yesterday following a five-vehicle smash-up at the traffic lights near the Rushworth Street, San Fernando intersection. Up to late yesterday, the patient, who suffered head and face injuries, had not been identified. Sources disclosed that around 1.15 pm, a South West Regional Health Authority ambulance transporting a male patient to the San Fernando hospital was travelling along the San Fernando bypass, nearing the traffic lights at Rushworth Street, a Bedford truck travelling in the opposite direction crashed into the ambulance, causing the ambulance to overturn and land on top of another car. Two other cars were also involved in the crash. The patient was removed from the ambulance, placed in a Fire Service ambulance and rushed to the hospital. Mon Repos Police and Mon Repos fire officials responded to the report and are continuing investigations.