MANCHESTER, NH – Two accidents, minutes apart, and a third one hours later all involved city rescue and law enforcement vehicles.
According to Manchester Fire officials, at approximately 11:40 a.m. an ambulance operated by AMR was involved in an accident at the intersection of Tarrytown Road and Nelson Street near the entrance to the Elliot Hospital.
After the initial impact the ambulance, which was responding to a call, lost control and rolled over. The two medics that were in the front seat of the ambulance were trapped in the vehicle and had to be extricated by fire crews through the front windshield.
AMR ambulance was driving on Tarrytown Road in the vicinity of the Elliot Hospital when a vehicle appears to have failed to stop at the stop sign T-boning the ambulance and causing it to rollover.
The AMR personnel called dispatch reporting they were involved and could not get out of the ambulance. Manchester Fire and additional ambulances from mutual aid towns responded to the scene.
Firefighters removed the front window of the ambulance and extricated the two AMR medics in the ambulance who suffered non-life threatening injuries and were transported to the Elliot Hospital. The woman driving the car was medically evaluated but refused medical transport.
While this accident was being worked by fire crews another accident involving a Manchester Police vehicle, reportedly heading to the first accident, and another vehicle occurred on Valley and Jewett streets. This vehicle was also a rollover that required extrication to remove the victims from their vehicle.
The Police vehicle had one occupant and the other vehicle had two occupants that had to be extricated from their vehicle by Rescue 1 and assisting fire crews.
A third accident happened at about 5:30 p.m. when Manchester Fire Engine 11 was dispatched to a call from fire headquarters on Merrimack Street. As it left headquarters with lights and sirens on it was struck by a passenger car at Merrimack and Chestnut streets.
The Engine was damaged on the front passenger side, and middle of the engine. The woman driving the car had an apparent injured wrist and was transported by AMR to a local hospital.
All accidents are being investigated by Manchester Police, if you witnessed any of the crashes you are urged to call them at 603-668-8711.
Jeffrey Hastings contributed to this report.
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