Special Crash Investigations: On-Site Ambulance Crash Investigation; Vehicle: 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 Type I Ambulance; Location: Kentucky; Crash Date: April 2024

Details

• Corporate Creators:
  Crash Research & Analysis, Inc
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Ambulances Emergency Medical Technicians Fatalities Intersections Traffic Crashes Underride Override Crashes
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT HS 813 767
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.21949/zqh3-cd81
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States ; Kentucky
• Edition:
  Crash Date: April 2024
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Abstract:
  This on-site investigation documents the front plane underride crash of a 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 Type I ambulance and a 2021 Kenworth T3 series refrigerated box truck. The front of the ambulance struck and underrode the left side of the Kenworth. The crash resulted in fatal injuries to the ambulance’s belted 26-yearold male EMT driver and 75-year-old male patient secured to the cot, and police-reported B-level (nonincapacitating) injuries to the belted 22-year-old male EMT seated in the patient compartment. The ambulance emergency lights and siren were not activated. The Kenworth was stopped at a stop sign to make a left turn. As it began the left turn, the front plane of the ambulance struck the left side of the Kenworth and underrode it.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  693JJ919C000004
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:e809d398e4d25e49e66cdebd02e93197a84425bace869da8479f8470b3f7a4ba1b68fead2511810255e00e3bb15f7347e1e3b829ea85a1bc51b565babddabac6
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/89589/dot_89589_DS1.pdf
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