Several Hurt in Ambulance, Tractor-Trailer Wreck on Virginia's Eastern Shore

    April 9, 2025
    The Bloxom ambulance overturned after striking a tractor-trailer at a red light.

    A collision between an ambulance and a tractor-trailer in Onley sent an EMS crew, the patient and another person to a hospital Tuesday.

    The Bloxom Volunteet Fire Department ambulance, headed to a hospital with a patient, encountered a tractor-trailer stopped at a red light on U.S. 13.

    The ambulance struck the rig as it attempted to go around it. Upon impact the EMS unit overturned, according to ShoreDailyNews.

    Jerry Corbett Kellam Sr., the ambulance driver, as well as two other members of the EMS crew, including his wife, were transported to hospitals in Maryland and Virginia. 

    Amanda Bare, the patient, and another person were flown by helicopter to Norfolk General Hospital.

    The driver of the tractor-trailer was not hurt. 

    Virginia State Police are investigating the crash. 

     

     

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    Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues. 

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