World · Europe · 6 hrs ago
Doctor and ambulance driver die in crash in central Petrozavodsk
An ambulance and a Kia collided in central Petrozavodsk at about 2:52 a.m.
on October 17.
The crash happened at the intersection of Krasnoarmeyskaya and Maksima Gorkogo streets.
The ambulance driver and a doctor died at the scene.
They were travelling to an emergency call for a seven-month-old child, according to Karelia’s health minister, and the ambulance had its warning signals on.
The Kia driver was hospitalized and was reported to be in stable condition.
The doctor had worked in the ambulance service for nearly 45 years and helped train younger colleagues.
Authorities are investigating the circumstances and cause of the collision.
Two ambulance workers, a driver and a doctor, died in a collision with a KIA car in central Petrozavodsk.
The crash happened at about 2:52 a.m. on October 17 at the junction of Krasnoarmeyskaya and Maksima Gorkogo streets.
The KIA driver survived and was taken to hospital.
The ambulance crew was reportedly travelling to a call involving a seven-month-old child, with its warning signals on.
Authorities are investigating the circumstances and cause of the crash.
- Who
- Two ambulance workers died: the driver and a doctor. The KIA driver was hospitalized.
- What
- An ambulance and a KIA collided, killing the two ambulance workers.
- When
- About 2:52 a.m. on October 17.
- Where
- The junction of Krasnoarmeyskaya and Maksima Gorkogo streets in central Petrozavodsk.
- Why
- The cause is under investigation. The crew was reportedly travelling to a call involving a seven-month-old child.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
An ambulance and a KIA collided at the junction of Krasnoarmeyskaya and Maksima Gorkogo streets in Petrozavodsk.
The KIA driver was hospitalized, and authorities began investigating the circumstances.
- Fatalities
- Two ambulance workers
- Crash time
- About 2:52 a.m. on October 17
- Location
- Krasnoarmeyskaya and Maksima Gorkogo streets, Petrozavodsk
- Other vehicle
- KIA
- KIA driver
- 29 years old; hospitalized in stable condition
3 sources
What people are saying
they were travelling to a call for a seven-month-old child