Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK. 11th November 2015. An ambulance has crashed into a parked car l after swerving to avoid a car while responding to a 999 call in Portsmouth. An ambulance crashed into a parked car after swerving to avoid another car whilst responding to a 999 call in Portsmouth today. The emergency vehicle was answering the 999 travelling along the London Road in North End with it's lights flashing and siren on when the incident happened at around Police were called to the scene outside Doyle Court, Hilsea. Credit: uknip/Alamy Live News
Portsmouth,Hampshire Wednesday 11th November 2015 An ambulance has crashed into a parked car l after swerving to avoid a car while responding to a 999 call in Portsmouth. An ambulance crashed into a parked car after swerving to avoid another car whilst responding to a 999 call in Portsmouth today. The emergency vehicle was answering the 999 travelling along the London Road in North End with it's lights flashing and siren on when the incident happened at around Police were called to the scene outside Doyle Court, Hilsea. Queuing traffic built-up on the road whilst Police carried out their investigation. A Police spokeman confirmed that no-one sustained any injuries in the incident and the ambulance was not carrying a patient onboard at the time of the incident. A South Central Ambulance Service spokesman confirmed that another ambulance was dispatched to deal with the original 999 call after the crash. A witness working at the near by Co-operative Supermarket, opposite the scene, said the ambulance crashed after swerving to avoid a black car that pulled out from Amberley Road. "I could hear the sirens and see the lights flashing and the man just carried on pulling out whilst all the other cars had stopped to let the Ambulance pass," the witness said. "I saw the Black Honda pull out into the path of ambulance," she added. The worker, who asked not to be named, said that she felt lucky as she was going to park in the very space that the Ambulance hit.©UKNIP
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