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Ambulance carrying a crash victim crashes in L.A., drawing a crash investigator — who also crashes (www.latimes.com)
submitted 2 months ago by huppakee@feddit.nl to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/52646136

While attempting to transport a car crash victim to a hospital on Wednesday morning, a Los Angeles Fire Department ambulance was struck by another vehicle, authorities said.

When a battalion chief arrived at the scene to investigate the crash, they were involved in another collision at the same intersection.

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[–] chairlegoftruth@lemmy.ml 69 points 2 months ago

1000003153

[–] toiletobserver@lemmy.world 37 points 2 months ago

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 22 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Beginning to think cars might be bad

[–] treadful@lemmy.zip 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] huppakee@feddit.nl 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I crossposted it from there lol

[–] treadful@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 months ago

I completely missed that. Oh well.

[–] AmazingAwesomator@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago

call Ambumblance!

[–] Blackout@fedia.io 11 points 2 months ago

It's LA, nobody drives there, they all just sit in traffic.

[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Crashception

[–] JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 2 months ago

Safest California driving experience

[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

This is straight outta Simpsons

[–] als@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 months ago

[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

This made me feel so patriotic o7

[–] MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

BOTH were the fault of LAFD... I guarantee.

Lights & siren. Without a stop at red lights. Extremely common cause of these intersection accidents. Dumbass drivers should be fired!

[–] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 2 points 1 month ago

This is one of the most backwards stories I've read in a long time. I just don't understand how this could happen lol it's like a Family Guy episode

[–] ScrollerBall@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6PRpQc17mgg