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19/08/2015
NIAS Calls For Motorists To Be Extremely Cautious
The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS) is calling on motorists to be extremely cautious on the roads after two of its vehicles were involved in separate road crashes on Wednesday.
One ambulance overturned in Portrush shortly before 9am and the firefighters had to cut a passenger from the vehicle using specialist equipment.
The ambulance collided with a van on the Atlantic Road.
The patient and ambulance crew are being treated at Causeway Hospital, however their injuries are not believed to be life threatening.
In a separate incident another ambulance was involved in a crash on the Shore Road in Whiteabbey.
No-one was hurt in the incident, however the driver is being treated at the Royal Victoria Hospital.
(CD/MH)
One ambulance overturned in Portrush shortly before 9am and the firefighters had to cut a passenger from the vehicle using specialist equipment.
The ambulance collided with a van on the Atlantic Road.
The patient and ambulance crew are being treated at Causeway Hospital, however their injuries are not believed to be life threatening.
In a separate incident another ambulance was involved in a crash on the Shore Road in Whiteabbey.
No-one was hurt in the incident, however the driver is being treated at the Royal Victoria Hospital.
(CD/MH)
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