Ambulance Patrol Car Smash Up in Streatham

An Ambulance Patrol car on call hit a gas van in Streatham High Road, however there were no serious injuries reported.

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• Ambulance
• Crash
• RTA
• Streatham
• Police
• Service
• High
• Road
• accident
• crashes
• cars
• auto
• car crash
• fire

[PoliceMadBen]

I hope the driver is ok that looked like a nasty crash

[VectraD2X]

I believe the driver was ok but a pedestrian was injured

[RandyDarkshade]

Obviously a car lit up like a christmas tree coverd in big yellow and green reflective squires and makeing more noise then birds first theing in the morning wasn't big enough or clear enough for the gas van driver to see it >.>

[stuthejock]

"The London Ambulance Service paramedic had been on his way to West Norwood Station amid reports of a woman under a train." I think in the circumstances, the patient he was on route to attend was definately a "life threatening" case, so he WOULD be going quick. These response drivers are highly trained, but sometimes other road users do not react to sirens (that are DAMN LOUD, and feature white noise to help directional hearing loacte them) correctly.

[lisab1768]

@beamprimary - before spouting off why don't you read what really happened. The paramedic was on a call to someone under a train........I think they call that an EMERGENCY or maybe LIFETHREATENING... so I think the driver had the right to have the siren and lights on.....the same lights and siren the gas van driver DIDN'T HEAR!!!!!! Perhaps the general public should be made aware of what lights and sirens mean. incidently the call out was a hoax......back to the general public!

[blipdriver]

@libertycpi The lights were probably removed by the car rolling!  It was on its roof.

[beamprimary]

THEY GO TO FAST AND CAN END UP KILLING SOMEONE INNOCENT, THERE OBSESSED BY LIGHTS AND SIRENS AND NEED TO BE MONITORED

[PoliceAmbulanceFire]

@libertycpi yeah i see what you mean with that, a spark from the cutting equiptment and a faulty lightbar is a risk not worth taking.

[libertycpi]

@PoliceAmbulanceFire The lights and sirens were probably removed by London Fire Brigade.. especially as they are alternating electrical lights, its risky to leave them on.

[PoliceAmbulanceFire]

@robertgift all London ambulance service vaxhall zafiras rapid response cars are fitted with lights and siren this vehicles lightbar may have became detached or the fire brigade may have removed it when the driver was extracted. I hope this helps.

[AdzB92]

@robertgift yes it did of course have the lights and sirens but they would have come and removed the light bar and equipment off the vehicle to use on another before this car was taken to the junkie as they are very very expensive!

[robertgift]

@OfficerNelson I still drive as quietly as possible.

Oh, Thanks - did not know about slicktop lights.

Wish I could replace our Streethawk lightbar with something more aerodynamic.

After driving emergent 102 miles, athe hospital I would remove the lightbar and drive home with it across the Jeep Cherokee back seats.

(I try to save noise and air pollution.)

[OfficerNelson]

@robertgift Come on Rob, weren't you an advocate of limiting siren use back in the day? Besides, you should know LAS RRV's often times have slicktop lights to go with the whole "aerodynamic speed" thing.

[viparboy]

@PoliceMadBen YESURRRRRRRRRRRRRR