April 11, 2016
An ambulance responding to a medical emergency was struck by a car and pushed into a set of traffic lights in Kingaroy on Monday afternoon.
A Kingaroy QAS spokesman said the ambulance was on a “Code 1” call, with lights flashing and siren sounding, when it attempted to cross the Youngman and Haly Street intersection.
As it crossed Haly Street, it was clipped near the rear wheels by a small Holden sedan travelling west,
The ambulance spun into the traffic lights which are mounted on the traffic island in Youngman Street.
The QAS spokesman said another ambulance was immediately despatched to the original call, while a third was sent to the site of the collision.
The female driver of the car was taken to Kingaroy Hospital with minor cuts and abrasions.
The two paramedics in the ambulance were not hurt.
Both vehicles required towing.
South Burnett Regional Council were called to make the toppled traffic lights safe.
Police investigations are continuing.
