ORANGE CITY, FL — Two people were taken to the hospital following a three vehicle accident involving a school bus, a pickup truck, and an ambulance in Orange City, Florida on Tuesday, March 10th, 2015. News reports out of Volusia County said that the accident happened sometime Tuesday afternoon.
Police said that the driver of the ambulance, Mary Hart, and a passenger were taken to the hospital when the ambulance failed to stop at a red light and collided with a school bus, a pickup truck, and a pole at the intersection of Harley Strickland Boulevard and Veterans Memorial Parkway.
The news said that Hart and a passenger were injured in the accident.
Local police handled the investigation into the accident.
Scene of the Accident
View of the Road
Commentary:
The report said that the ambulance failed to stop at the red light in the accident, and mentioned that the driver of the ambulance was faulted for the accident. Now, normally, with emergency vehicles, they run the road when they’re on the way to a call, but the news made it sound like this is not the case here. Furthermore, the photos from the scene show the ambulance didn’t have any kind of government badging on the side, meaning, this may be a private ambulance company, potentially removing all the road blocks and hurdles that come with bringing a claim against a government entity. This is one situation that really needs a much closer look, and I’d be curious to know what witnesses may have seen.
— Grossman Law Offices
