Ambulances

Read all the latest stories about ambulances, paramedics and medical emergencies.

15:17, 3 DEC 2020

Avonmouth explosion: Casualties in 'serious incident' with others missing

Emergency services including several fire departments have responded to a large explosion at a warehouse in Avonmouth, Bristol. Casualties have been confirmed and others are missing

Trapped gran hours from death survives by eating soil from her pot plant

Doctors told Rosemary Frank she was only six more hours from death before she was saved by a volunteer driver who found her at her home in Kempsey, Worcestershire, on October 13

Single mum-of-six's £400 Christmas presents for kids stolen for third year in a row

Paramedic and mum-of-six Tracy Stephens, who works for West Midlands Ambulance Service, caught the thieves red-handed in Telford, Shropshire. She shouted at them but they ran off

North West Ambulance declares 'major incident' after service 'swamped' by 999 calls

The service has begged people to only ring 999 in "life threatening emergencies" after it was forced to declare a major incident due to being "exceptionally busy"

Boy, 14, fights for life after horror lamp post crash without cycling helmet

The dad of Kieran Lamond, 14, has said "he is still fighting away" on life support following the freak accident which left him with a fractured skull and three blood clots

World’s first ‘jet pack paramedic’ takes one step closer to reality with test flight

The Great North Air Ambulance Service aims to reduce the travel time to deliver medical care to critically-ill patients in mountainous areas by introducing its "jet pack paramedic" service

Toddler left with horror burns on her face after being doused in hot coffee

One-year-old Orla Capstick reached up and grabbed a mug of boiling liquid when her parents' backs were turned – but her skin was saved thanks to their quick thinking and the speedy arrival of paramedics

Window cleaners left dangling outside 140ft building after platform collapses

The cleaners were power washing the building’s facade when a technical problem occurred on one of the platform’s motors. Firefighters attended at the scene managed to pull them back to safety

Boy, 10, dies in horror quad bike crash after vehicle flips over

Two horror crashes at properties have taken place in the space of four hours, claiming the lives of a ten-year-old boy and a teenager, 15, in tragic circumstances

Police swarm Stratford International as man falls from height

Video on social media appears to show an air ambulance landing close to the East London transport hub after 999 crews were called at around 9am to reports that a man had fallen

Ambulance service contractor arrested on suspicion of stealing face masks to sell online

Coronavirus The man, as yet unnamed, is accused of stealing a large number of face masks and other products from ambulance service sites he could gain access to as a contractor

Ambulance destroyed in fire while paramedics treated patient

The ambulance crew had been called to a house in Trent Vale, Stoke-on-Trent, early on Monday morning when they were alerted to the fact that the vehicle was ablaze

Ambulance worker says coronavirus makes us 'mentally overwhelmed' in video plea

A dad-of-one and ambulance worker has warned people not to underestimate the toll the coronavirus pandemic can have on mental health and begged people to keep talking to one another and make time for themselves

Man who nicked masks, paper suits and hand gel from ambulance is jailed

Mark Manley, 35, stole vital personal protection equipment from an ambulance near London Bridge then assaulted a security worker trying to stop him

Italy rugby star Maxime Mbanda working 13-hour days as an ambulance driver

Italy flanker has revealed some of the tear-jerking scenarios he has been put in during the COVID-19 pandemic since swapping the rugby pitch to help drive the elderly people to hospital

Paramedics fighting coronavirus have holes drilled into ambulance tyres by vandals

Senseless damage to ambulances took the life-saving vehicles off the road, say shocked and disappointed paramedics who work for the NHS

Caroline Flack's neighbour praises ambulance service after star's tragic death

A local business owner has complimented the NHS and ambulance service after their handling of the 'chaos' surrounding Caroline Flack's tragic death over the weekend

Coronation Street fans gobsmacked as ambulance runs over character

Coronation Street

Coronation Street's 10,000th episode saw Rita Tanner head to Blackpool with her nearest and dearest to spread her ex husband's ashes – but tragedy struck after the party bus stopped

Ambulance flips over after hitting lorry on M3 as drivers told to stay away from motorway

Latest News The ambulance flipped onto its side during a crash on the M3 motorway between junctions 8 and 9 in Hampshire

Coronavirus hits UK fears as patient in flu mask seen being led into ambulance

Footage was filmed by a neighbour of the man showing him being taken out of his house in Harborne, Birmingham by a medic in a hazmat suit while two paramedics walked behind with no gloves or masks

Drunk paramedic made hoax 999 call and stole ambulance to avoid taxi fare home

Crime Ian Bennett, who had worked for the ambulance service for 18 years, was jailed for his scam to take a vehicle following pre-Christmas drinks and avoid paying for a taxi back home

Girl, 10, killed after ambulance crashed into her in Christmas tragedy pictured

Shaniqua Loftman-Smith died after an ambulance responding to an emergency call hit her on Low Wood Road in Bulwell, Nottinghamshire on December 22, police have said

Girl, 10, dead after being hit by ambulance in Nottingham Christmas tragedy

Twitter The girl has died more than a week after she was hit by an ambulance on a 999 call in Nottingham

Girl, 10, critical after being hit by ambulance on 999 call in horror smash

Latest News The girl taken to Nottingham's Queens Medical Centre for treatment for her injuries, and was said by police to be in a critical condition

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