Ambulance Wrecked in Forsyth Crash

An ambulance operating in Forsyth County was totaled in a wreck as it was rushing to the scene of a motor vehicle accident, fire officials said Friday.

The ambulance, operated by a private company that has a contract to provide emergency services to Forsyth County, was using the callsign ”Med 13” on Friday morning en route to an accident at Ga. 400 and Settingdown Road, Deputy Chief Jason Shivers told Patch.

At 8 a.m., the ambulance approached the intersection of Spot Road and McCoy Circle with lights and sirens on and attempted to turn left. One of the stopped vehicles attempted a left turn at the same time and pulled out in front of the ambulance, Shivers said.

After the two vehicles collided, they both went down an embankment, according to Shivers.

Nobody was injured in the collision, and no injuries were reported in the accident on Ga. 400 to which the ambulance was responding, Shivers said.

The company that owns the wrecked ambulance has a spare ambulance that has since been pressed into service to keep the fleet at full strength, Shivers said. “At no time was there any compromise in care,” he added.

The driver that pulled out in front of the ambulance has been arrested and charged with failure to yield and driving without a license, Shivers said.