Last Monday afternoon there was a crash between two private ambulances in the Roma Norte neighborhood, Cuauhtémoc mayor’s office, in Mexico City (CDMX).
So far, capital authorities report seven people injured.
The events occurred at the intersection of Córdova and Querétaro streets, the two ambulances that collided were totally destroyed due to the impact.
Firefighters from Mexico City moved to the scene to remove the damaged vehicles.
There is also intense mobilization of emergency services that treated the wounded, who after being assessed were transferred to nearby hospitals.
Córdoba y Querétaro en la colonia Roma, nos reportan choque de ambulancia, con lesionados pic.twitter.com/zl89esuk9M
— Raúl Gutiérrez (@RaulGtzNR) December 13, 2021
Apparently of the seven injured people, four were traveling in an ambulance and one of them was a patient who was transferred to a hospital institution.
In addition, three paramedics from the other unit were seriously injured.
In videos that circulate on social networks, you can see that the injured are treated by people who are on the spot.
Choque de ambulancia en la Roma.
Varios lesionados que fueron atendidos así en la esquina de Córdoba y Querétaro.
Los supuestos paramédicos no llevaban paciente. pic.twitter.com/BLR0SG9P3C
— Antonio Nieto (@siete_letras) December 13, 2021
A través de su cuenta de Twitter, el C5 de la Ciudad de México informó sobre el choque para alertar a los conductores y que tomen precauciones.
“Precaución. Servicios de emergencia continúan atendiendo choque entre dos ambulancias particulares, datos preliminares 7 lesionados sobre Córdoba y Querétaro en la colonia Roma Norte”, indicó.