Chiayi County Fire Department ambulance collides with car, 5-year-old boy injured and sent to hospital

An ambulance from the Chiayi County Fire Department collided with a car at the intersection of Xinsheng Road and Guangcai Street this morning. (provided by the public)

A car accident occurred at the intersection of Xinsheng Road and Guangcai Street in Chiayi City this morning. A car was traveling along Xinsheng Road from north to south. At the intersection, it collided with an ambulance from the Tai Po Unit of the Chiayi County Fire Department that was carrying patients to the hospital. The left door of the car was dented and parts of the fire truck's front were scattered. A 5-year-old boy in the car suffered a bruise on his forehead and was sent to St. Martin's Hospital for treatment.

The Chiayi County Fire Department stated that the entire case is under investigation by the Chiayi City Police, and the patient in the ambulance has requested support to be transferred to the hospital.

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The Chiayi City Fire Department received a report at 8:51 this morning that the Chiayi County Fire Department Taibu Division ambulance collided with a car. The Eastern District Fire Department was dispatched to the scene. The patient in the car was a patient with high blood sugar and was conscious. He was transferred to the hospital. An injured 5-year-old boy was also transported to the hospital for emergency treatment. The cause of the subsequent accident was left to the police to clarify.

The left door of the white car that collided with the ambulance was dented. (provided by the public)