Ambulance crew killed in fiery Greene County crash

[Chimpie]

Thoughts and prayers go out to the family, friends and colleagues of the crew from ASAP in Mississippi.

Ambulance crew killed in fiery Greene County crash

An ASAP ambulance crew is dead after a two-vehicle wreck involving an 18-wheeler on Highway 63 in Greene County around 11:00 a.m. Tuesday.

According to Mississippi Highway Patrol officials, an ASAP ambulance was traveling north bound on Highway 63, heading to a medical call, red lights initiated but no sirens. The ambulance approached a semi truck, and then made an attempt to overtake the truck and another semi hauling a bulldozer in front, the ambulance went in to the left lane, and the lead semi in front made a left hand turn in front of them, they collided.

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[SandpitMedic]

Just saw this on the Jems website.

This is terrible... Horrible... Preventable.

Thoughts and prayers to the ones they left behind.


Be safe out there guys.

 

[Chimpie]

Just saw this on ems1.com....

Medic killed in Miss. crash had just proposed to fiancé

GREENE COUNTY, Miss. — One of the paramedics killed Tuesday in a fiery ambulance collision with an 18-wheeler had proposed to his fiancé two days before the crash.

He has been identified as Dennis Rushing, NR-Medic for ASAP EMS Greene County 2, Unit 80, wdam.com reports.

“He was the love of my life,” Kristian Broome said through tears. Rushing has proposed to her the Sunday before he died, at her baby shower.

http://www.ems1.com/paramedic/artic...led-in-Miss-crash-had-just-proposed-to-fianc/

 

[tred1956]

Prayers headed up. Driving will always be the most dangerous part of our job.