Two injured in ambulance accident

An ambulance driver and an EHS employee suffered serious head injuries and were rendered unconscious when their ambulance overturned on the Churchill Roose-velt Highway in the vicinity of the Valpark Shopping Plaza yesterday. Reports revealed that around midday, the two EHS officers were responding to a distress call from a member of the public. The driver was proceeding east along the Churchill Roosevelt Highway when the driver of a car suddenly pulled up in front of the ambulance.

The driver of the ambulance pulled to the left of the highway in a bid to avoid colliding with the car. Reports revealed that the ambulance skidded and then overturned causing both occupants to suffer head injuries. They were rushed to the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex where they underwent emergency surgery. ACP Winston Cooper and Snr Supt Farouk Ghany as well as Cpl Ignacio went to the scene and carried out inquiries. The incident caused a massive traffic pile up. Police officers went to the scene and attempted to restore the free flow of traffic. The overturned ambulance remained on the busy highway for more than 45 minutes before it was removed by a wrecker. Cpl Ignacio is investigating.