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Ambulance With Lights and Siren Crashes Into Car in Berlin’s Staaken, Driver Seriously Injured

Police have opened an investigation into the cause of the crash.

Overview

  • Emergency services said the collision occurred Sunday around 3:30 p.m. at the Heerstraße/Magistratsweg/Semmelländerweg intersection in Spandau’s Staaken quarter.
  • Firefighters freed the trapped motorist from her vehicle before transporting her to a hospital with serious injuries.
  • Local outlets report the driver is 86 years old and underwent emergency surgery for torso and leg injuries.
  • The patient being transported in the ambulance sustained minor injuries and was taken on by a second ambulance.
  • Reports state the ambulance crew was uninjured, and authorities have not yet identified a cause.