A rescue mission on Interstate 95 in Florida took a dangerous turn Tuesday morning when an ambulance crew was struck from behind while responding to a serious wreck, triggering a chain-reaction crash that sent multiple people to the hospital.
The chaotic sequence of events began with a severe collision in the northbound lanes near State Road 40, just before mile marker 268. According to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), that initial crash left two people with serious injuries. Both were rushed to Daytona Halifax Hospital for trauma care.
The situation on the highway worsened as emergency teams arrived. Troopers report that a Volusia County EMS unit, which was on the scene to assist the initial victims, was suddenly rear-ended by another vehicle. The impact set off a chain-reaction collision involving other traffic.
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While the secondary crash resulted in three more people being transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, the paramedics themselves escaped unharmed. FHP confirmed the two crew members were not injured and were able to remain on the scene to continue managing the incident.
The back-to-back collisions snarled traffic during the morning commute, with backups stretching for miles to mile marker 266. Authorities are continuing to investigate the cause of the initial crash.
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