CANDIA, N.H. 鈥� A Candia EMT driving an ambulance back to the fire station after a hospital drop-off reportedly experienced a medical emergency, causing the ambulance to crash into trees. The passenger EMT quickly sprang into action to treat her partner.
Fire department officials reported the driver apparently suffered a medical event on Jan. 6, crossing into the opposite lane and veering off the road for about 200 feet, striking a traffic sign and several small trees before coming to rest in a ditch, the reported.
鈥淭he passenger was able to actually help the driver who had the medical problem, which was nice,鈥� Fire Chief Dean Young said. 鈥淚 guess if you鈥檙e going to get into an accident, it鈥檚 nice to have an EMT sitting beside you.鈥�
The driver and passenger were hospitalized following the crash. The driver remains in stable condition, while the passenger was released on Jan. 6, reported.
No patients were in the ambulance, and no other vehicles were involved in the incident.
