Nassau County Ambulance Collides With Van in East Meadow
A total of 13 people were injured at the intersection of East Meadow Avenue and Front Street.
A Nassau County ambulance was involved in a collision with a passenger van at the intersection of East Meadow Avenue and Front Street Sunday evening.
According to the East Meadow Fire Department, at approximately 7 p.m., the van, which may have had up to 10 people in it, was struck on its side by the ambulance. East Meadow fire officials said it was unclear whether or not the ambulance was on active duty while traveling through the intersection.
According to fire officials, 13 total people required aid after the accident for what were described as "non-serious" injuries. Nine adults and three children were transported to the Nassau University Medical Center, while one other person was treated at the scene.
Mutual aid ambulances from Uniondale, Wantagh, Levittown and North Bellmore were requested to the scene by the East Meadow Fire Department because it was unclear how many injuries there were at first, fire officials said.
Nassau County Police refused to comment on the accident.
Ivan Launer
9:27 pm on Sunday, July 10, 2011
Nice job, Matthew. Very timely reporting and lots of good photos.
Matthew Hogan
12:03 am on Monday, July 11, 2011
Thank you, Ivan!
nancy grieco
11:24 am on Monday, July 11, 2011
i thought it was 3 adults & 9 children.
Matthew Hogan
12:16 pm on Monday, July 11, 2011
According to a statement from the East Meadow FD, it was nine adults and three children.
Adam Johnson
1:56 pm on Monday, July 11, 2011
Does it really matter how old the people were in the van? How about WHY THE #$%^& WERE THERE THAT MANY PEOPLE IN THERE??? The last time I checked that van only had 8 seat belts at the most.
Denny
12:39 pm on Monday, July 11, 2011
How ironic. One of the Nassau County ambulance trucks on its way to respond to this accident almost rear-ended us yesterday on Hempstead Turnpike, going at a very high speed, and not giving us enough time to move over to let them through. Perhaps responders should have better training, so as not to endanger the lives of other people on the streets.
Adam Johnson
2:09 pm on Monday, July 11, 2011
Hey Denny, don't worry, we will make sure when we get a call for a fire or medical emergency at your house, we will be sure to take our time, not go through any red lights, not pass anyone, and follow the speed limit.. . . . . .
Robert Spear
8:04 am on Wednesday, July 13, 2011
or maybe people that are on the road know how to respond to lights and sirens coming up behind them. Most people pull to the left or go into oncoming traffic. Ever been behind the wheel of an emergency vehicle going to a very stressful call trying to navigate through all the morons on the road? Do you know the extensive amount of training these guys have before they go on the road? No I am sure you dont.
nancy grieco
1:29 pm on Monday, July 11, 2011
that's ok i just knew the people in the 3rd card that was involved or also hit by the red van. So that's where i got my info. The red van had 10 children in it.
Robert Spear
8:04 am on Wednesday, July 13, 2011
The van had 7 adults and 3 children in it.
Karen Kirshner
3:00 pm on Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Why so many emergency vehicle accidents lately? Fire trucks, unmarked police cars, police cars, private and public hospital ambulances keep colliding with individual cars. Why? Are the emergency drivers not being properly trained? Is it the clogging of lanes that prevents drivers from moving aside to let the emergency vehicles in? Are people not moving over? Also why are so many people jaywalking and not getting ticketed on Merrick Ave. and on Front St.? Yesterday a gang of youths walked across the lanes of traffic by Waldbaum's to the 7 Eleven disregarding the walker's legal path and disregarding the green light to drivers. They were not ticketed, not stopped, and thank God they had me driving towards them, because I am the ultimate "safe driver"...anyone could have mowed them down. It seems there is anarchy on the East Meadow roads!
Adam Johnson
7:00 am on Friday, July 15, 2011
Karen,
It seems like those "kids" just didn't care what anybody else thought and did what they wanted. Seems like a lot of kids have that kind of attitude nowadays. Go parents!