Car Crashes Head-On into Stopped CA Ambulance

The Los Angeles medics were treating a patient in the back when the rig was hit.

Feb. 3, 2023

A car struck a parked Los Angeles Fire Department ambulance head-on in North Hills early Friday morning.

LAFD medics were in the back of the rig treating an overdose patient when it was struck, KCAL reported.

Neither they nor their patient was injured in the wreck. However, the driver of the striking car was transported with minor injuries.

The original patient. was transported in a separate ambulance.

The investigation of the 2:30 a.m. crash is continuing.

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