The fire truck and the ambulance had damage to their front ends. “There were a lot of police and rescue trucks coming to help”.
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Seven firefighters and five civilians were taken to Jackson’s Ryder Trauma Center to be treated for injuries.
Three firefighters and two patients inside the ambulance were admitted to the hospital’s trauma center as a precaution.
All 12 were listed in stable condition Tuesday night.
The other vehicle was a fire engine truck that was responding to a fire.
Firefighters ended up in the hospital after a fire truck and a rescue ambulance collided in Miami Tuesday afternoon.
The paramedic truck was transporting the two children and their grandmother to Jackson Memorial Hospital. Fire engine was headed to separate call.
Gomez said the two emergency vehicles were making separate runs when they collided in what he described as a “very busy intersection”. Officials say several rescue workers were hospitalized after the crash.
He said it is up to the police department to determine who is at fault.
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Numerous people were injured after two City of Miami Fire Rescue vehicles were involved in a rollover crash.
