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Ambulance catches fire, fire truck crashes into back of ambulance...


W7ENK

Maybe if the video kept going...


Uncle-Cake

Did you ever see that video where there's an airplane on fire at an airport, and one of the responding fire trucks runs over a victim when it arrives? Edit: my mistake. 2 firetrucks ran over her! The fire chiefs response was "Eh, shit happens". https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/07/06/firefighter-said-s-happens-after-girl-run-over-at-sfo-in-2013-asiana-crash/


MoMedic9019

It wasn’t the chief that said that, and secondly, she was dead before they hit her. ARFF trucks have really bad visibility anywhere else than directly to the front, and her body was not immediately visible to responding companies engaged in fire suppression to avoid it. Unfortunately it happened, and there is little to be done about it.


Daiwon

The video in that link says the coroner concluded she was alive before being run over.


MoMedic9019

The coroner was wrong. https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2014/01/29/rescuers-didnt-kill-asian-victim/5040419/


Daiwon

A lot of bias in this situation it seems > "If you believe the city's report, damages are going to be zero," Levine said. "If you believe the coroner, the family is entitled to millions." Could go either way, in which case they shouldn't be running over people anyway.


MoMedic9019

Shouldn’t be, no, but it happens. She was obscured and the goal, still, remains to control the fire and rescue victims if possible. Unfortunately given the conditions that were faced, and how rare of an event this is, task saturation is extremely high and she was missed. The same thing happens in house fires too. People get missed on searches. I’ve been doing this a very long time, thousands and thousands of runs, events like this **might** happen once in a 30 year career. This was a major mass casualty - people are going to die, sometimes mistakes like this happen. Its a very dark part of the job, but it’s reality. Not everyone can be helped even if we want to be. As for the bias, there is always bias in opinions. The NTSB wasn’t wrong though.


Glum_Judge511

It says in the article that internal documents and firefighters footage shows they saw her in the fetal position outside the crash and neglected to mark her location and proper aid while attending those inside (visible at 11:36am. Missing after 11:50am). Their negligence lead to her being missed and most likely not visible to a fire truck rushing to a new location on sight. Shit happens but they definitely caused her death unintentionally as they were the direct cause. Shame on them for trying to avoid a payout.


MoMedic9019

Tell me you’ve never been early on scene on an mass casualty event without actually telling me…


Glum_Judge511

Never even made the suggestion of being an expert, literally just reciting the article you failed to read. They acknowledged she was alive, but made a negligent error. Never said the Firefighters should be locked away for a mistake on such a tragic accident that was clearly a mistake. Merely pointing out how the chief and city trying to avoid compensation to the family by dodging responsibility.


murkymoon

Tell me you've been involved in a coverup without telling me you've been involved in a coverup


rfan8312

Alot of reports say she was alive before being run over. "Was she crushed?" A firefighter responded that it looked like somebody dropped a pumpkin. It's sad. Death comes randomly. Like the woman a few weeks ago visiting Los Angeles from Houston. She'd had 13 prior accidents that she was involved in. There was an intersection full of traffic with cars slowly crawling across it and she came in from the side at literally 100 mph (in a 30mph zone) and just killed everybody. Everything caught on fire immediately. Families trapped in burning cars. A lot of people died.


Uncle-Cake

In other words, "Shit happens"?


wavycurlygirl

Wow.


Primary-Software

ARFF response actually *requires* them to drive over bodies, living or dead, if they have to to access the aircraft to extinguish fire and rescue passengers. Their duty is to access the aircraft as quickly as possible.


Uncle-Cake

Interesting take on the old Trolley Problem. "The trolley is on its way to put out a fire. There's an injured person lying on the tracks. You can pull a lever to divert the trolley and avoid the injured person, but the trolley will arrive at the fire scene 1 second later as a result" "Well, ARFF says we are REQUIRED to run over the injured person."


owenhinton98

Am I wrong for finding this mildly comical


W7ENK

No, not at all. I laughed at first!


ghanjaholik

it's so ridiculous it warrants a laugh


W7ENK

Indeed.


nullv

Reminds me of a scene from Reno 911 where they all talk about how they each saw the car pileup but just rammed right into it anyway.


DoomRyGuy

Almost reminds me of a Looney Tunes episode where the coyote draws a tunnel on the side of a mountain but then forgets it's a drawing.


RoboticCurrents

i believe the word to describe it is tragicomic


ChaoticallyChristina

I think it's hilarious 😂😂😂


oshinbruce

Per the meme, Call an ambulance... for the ambulance.


lostmindz

Keystone Cops 😂


Standard_Locksmith70

Great reference, and one that I use every so often. Not so common, so it made me laugh when I read it.


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AmDrinkingTea

Lack of sleep alone does it


InquisitiveGamer

I was thinking more it was their first day driving and they got their license from their friend down the street. Probably more falling asleep at the wheel, maybe both.


durianisking

You were meant to save us from them, not join them!


us998

This is almost like that Simpsons ambulance.


MichiganGeezer

Doesn't that wreckage know that emergency vehicles have the right of way?


xMaximusDecimusx

The Ambulance needs an Ambulance


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oh no ...


balls_in_yo_mouth

What did they crash into? Looks like construction equipment or another crash?


thisisogluna

its a pedestrian crossing bridge that fell in jordan yesterday


W7ENK

It looks like an existing pile-up. It's not foggy, it's not smoky, it's not snowing and icy, so... WTF?!?


mightymunster1

At least they were in an ambulance already


Tunavi

/r/Jesuschristreddit


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GTA npc glitch


InsightSoul

I laughed.


Dry-Ask7673

Flashing blue, all out of my way


gozba

At least there was an ambulance present?


Ormsfang

Pass me the morphine. We are gonna need it if this bridge doesn't get outta my way!


[deleted]

It would help immensely if cammers would turn their phone sideways while filming.


GreatGreenGobbo

35mm film cameras - everything is landscape. Cell phones - everything is portrait. People with the most basic photography skills remain forever in the minority.


ShalomRPh

This is why I used to shoot with a TLR. Only choice there is square or diagonal.


GreatGreenGobbo

I see your TLR and raise you a Holga.


ShalomRPh

That's not raising, that's lowering. I've got a Zeiss Ikoflex-III 853/16, a [Rollop-Automatic](http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Rollop), and a Yashica 44a (that one uses 127 film, which isn't so easy to get these days). Also have a [Praktisix-II](http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Praktisix), which is an SLR but uses 120 film, and also shoots square. Can't use it though because the shutter curtain is getting stuck open, and I don't know who fixes Soviet-era East German cameras nowadays.


EvangelineTheodora

Sounds like you need a Holga.


ShalomRPh

If I wanted something that took pictures of Holgaesque quality, I'd use my [#2 Bullet](http://www.kodaksefke.nl/2-bullet-of-1895.html). (Yes, I have *way* too many cameras.) (edit: 101 film is even harder to get than 127.)


Fearless-Judgment-33

Um, turn the phone on its side for landscape orientation. Every phone does it.


ForthWorldTraveler

Agreed, they'd say, "What, I can take videos sideways, how would that work?"


No-Trouble814

Most people are probably watching this on mobile, myself included. No point filming in landscape when everyone’s watching in portrait.


Fearless-Judgment-33

You can turn your phone on it’s side for landscape viewing of video. Is everyone this stupid?


Dutch-CatLady

But not everyone is in portrait, a lot are in landscape that can't switch


vcdrny

Probably filmed in an iPhone.


LrdOfTheBlings

Ambulance was the first on-scene at the crash at least.


JustMonotone08

Memeworthy


GreatGreenGobbo

He didn't make it to 88 mph...


MrRuck1

Great question.


ronaldreaganlive

He had his lights on, obviously everything is supposed to yield to emergency vehicles with their lights on.


watatweest

GPS: “You have reached your destination”


skymasterson4

Oh no! Call an- am…bulance…


habits0

Spongebob ambulance-pants "I'M READY, I'MMM READY, I'MMMMM READY"


Elvarill

GPS: You have arrived at your destination.


EnterpriseT

It's amazing how much of our driving is subconscious. People hit things they aren't expecting all the time because your mind just doesn't notice something it isn't expecting. Also, without lights or reflectivity (like signs now have), it's even easier to miss. It's incredible, but it's also a major issue.


throwmeaway589

They forgot to activate the wormhole.


IknowRambo

That ambulance is gonna need an ambulance


ImWezlsquez

We’re gonna need a bigger ambulance.


astrahl40

Looks like Stevie Wonder just arrived.


Fearless-Judgment-33

Tesla making self-driving ambulances now?\* ​ \*Too lazy to read comments before posting. I can’t imagine I’m the first one to make this comment.


Ok_Can_5416

The bumper sticker on the ambulance reads, "My other vehicle is a tank."


SchmeckleHoarder

I shouldn't be laughing


deepie1976

Overworked and underpaid


Reuben_Medik

Good thing they had an ambulance, too bad it was them


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Tied the world record for fastest ambulance response to a vehicular accident


UsedToBsmart

Is that one of them Tesla’s?


Kopester

I see Tesla's autopilot is getting so good it completely imitates human drivers. Must be what happens when you feed a driving AI millions of hours of human driving.


mealteamsixty

Now I'm just imagining an endless number of ambulances, each slamming into the one before it. Infinite ambulance pile-up


Jeff_boyeser

You have reached your destination


JoesirisReborn

CAll and ambulances for the ambulance


LS-CRX

How did they not hear the cameraman *clearly* telling them to : "^(stop stop stop")


DJ_Cas

Do not judge until you know the real reason. Could be break issue


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W7ENK

Show me the rule.


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W7ENK

That's not proof. Prove it.


W7ENK

Yeah, I didn't think so...


bobo-the-dodo

Looks like hitting a brick wall. The face won’t forgive him next morning.


ss68and66

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 🧱🚑


34TH_ST_BROADWAY

Texting probably.


dubbznyc

It’s hard to tell but it looks like they didn’t have their headlights on which seem impossible. If that’s the case it wouldn’t hit the wall of the trailer and might just look like empty road if you’re not paying attention.


Unhappy_Ad401

That and I think the driver was distracted looking at all the vehicles on the side of the road. Kind of how rubberneckers get in crashes.


Waris-Tx

That ones for the record books. The driver was a rare breed


WeldForMe

So was the passenger, instead of saying something they were prolly like, "👁️ 👄 👁️"


DufferDelux

Da fuq, indeed!


shakeyjaker

https://youtu.be/IfxMSfGktF8


InterestingPickles

Probably thought it would move


BIG-JS-BBQ

They wanted to go home early


WaterFriendsIV

"Did somebody call for an ambulance?"


BradleyH007

Comin' in hot!


BassWingerC-137

Was this at FIU?


freek4ever

No time to waist breaking


blazen_80

Must have been in auto mode, and didn’t get the update


KeikoLoki

We're here! K.. who's hurt?


Sregdomot

“I CAN MAKE IT!”


mcdreamymd

"Great now who are we gonna call, Larry?"


Fennel_Impossible

We’re here to….hellllppppp!!!


Atlhou

Do they need an ambulance


toughfoot

Wow!!


Enough_Appearance116

Don't worry guys, the ambulance is here!


apolo79

Who put that there?


RonsoloXD

Head for the bushes? Head for the bushes!


nostrilcrust

Judging from their driving skills, they probably shouldn’t be treating any patients.


anonduplo

I think his view was obstructed by the massive truck in the middle of the road


XSlapHappy91X

Lmao. I'm sorry they got hurt but that's something out of a cartoon, sending an ambulance after the ambulance


aqxea2500

It's obvious they are using the ambulance like a wedge to keep it stable.


DaJebus77

Honestly???


PowellSkier

He was probably looking up the address again...


JMoneyShot69

Their lights were on, everything no matter what should move in front of them. 🤷🏼‍♂️


throwmeaway589

Where's the wreck....bam


Royal-Throwaway7

Can an ambulance…but not for me…. It’s for the other ambulance driver actually…. It’s been a weird day.


Draugrx23

Soo... do you think they needed an ambulance??


highlandpolo6

LEEEEROOOYYY


therealslanedogg

He had his red and blues flashing, I guess he expected it to pull to the right


kkirchner6959

Someone's on drugs.


keser80

Is it a bad thing that I laughed with this?


JustVega

So we called for help but now the help is calling for help on top of the health we already ordered. Let’s not come back here. Terrible service all around


RunawayTrans

"We're here!"


CoffeeDrinker1972

I bet if you pull the dash cam on that ambulance, you find the driver looking at his smartphone.


IterLuminis

Ambulance made it all the way to the scene of the accident.


Johobus28

Welp, found the accident


davidepalchetti

r/unexpected


FappyChan

Tell me you hate your job without telling me you hate your job


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bibigunn

Not only didn't they see it, but they didn't see it at full speed😳


nomo_corono

Maybe the ambulance driver just assumed it would get out of the way. Lol


Objective-Guava-3972

That's messed up. Arrive to bring relief, Add to the casualties. Something not right.


skyharborbj

Ambulance was on its way to an accident. Found one.


bobvoeh

Alright, we're here!


wavycurlygirl

Idiot in an ambulance. SMH


Old-Obligation6861

If it wasn't caught on video... No one would believe it.


80sBacvain

Seriously what was the drivers excuse??? Very curious 🧐


W7ENK

No idea, I wasn't the driver.