Friday, September 20

Paramedic dies in ambulance transporting sick person due to Covid

A ambulance technician lost his life after suffering a serious traffic accident in Gijón, Spain. In the event, another vehicle was also involved.

The ambulance, which was going with the emergency lights on because it was going to a private home to make a transfer by coronavirus , collided with another vehicle.

Upon arrival at the scene, as reported Efe, the local police observed that the ambulance was overturned on its right side and that the copilot was trapped inside.

Police officers and residents of the area managed to free the trapped technician, but later the mobile ICU toilets confirmed his death. The ambulance driver was also slightly injured in the accident.

Tonight we have experienced what we believe will be the worst day of 2021. Tonight we have lost a partner, a friend.

This morning, around 00: 50 in the early morning hours, one of our teams suffered a serious accident on Dolores Ibarurri street in Gijón.

– Asturias Ambulances (@transinsa) January 9, 2021

In the other vehicle were two women who were returning to their house after leaving. The young women were slightly injured and went to the hospital by their own feet.

The drivers of both vehicles gave negative in the breathalyzer tests .