Special Crash Investigations: On-site Ambulance Rollover Crash Investigation; 2019 Ford E350 Type III Ambulance; Location: North Carolina; Crash Date: January 2022

Details

• Corporate Creators:
  Crash Research & Analysis, Inc
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ; United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. National Center for Statistics and Analysis
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Rollover crashes
  • Guardrails
  • Ambulances
  • Fatalities
  • Traction
  • Emergency medical technicians
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT HS 813 691
• Series:
  Special Crash Investigations
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.21949/qw7c-nr55
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States ; North Carolina
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Abstract:
  This Special Crash Investigations report documents the fatal rollover crash of a 2019 Ford E-350 Type III ambulance in North Carolina in 2022. The ambulance was transporting a patient with a heart condition without lights or sirens when it hit a patch of ice, skidded off the road and went down an embankment, and rollover. When the 84-year-old patient being transported was rescued and taken to a hospital, she suffered cardiac arrest and was declared deceased before arrival. The EMT driver and EMT in the passenger compartment suffered minor injuries.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  693JJ919C000004
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/87608/dot_87608_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.85 MB]
• Collection(s):
  NCSA Motor Vehicle Traffic Crash Data
• Main Document Checksum:
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