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30/04/2014
Ambulance Crashes Into Wall
An investigation has been launched after an ambulance and a car collided in Dublin.
The incident is understood to have occurred at around 9am on Wednesday morning on Butterfield Avenue, Rathfarnham.
The ambulance, which is part of the Dublin Fire Brigade, struck a wall after it collided with the car.
The two paramedics, as well as the driver of the car, were taken to hospital with minor injuries.
There were no casualties in the ambulance at the time of the crash.
(JP)
The incident is understood to have occurred at around 9am on Wednesday morning on Butterfield Avenue, Rathfarnham.
The ambulance, which is part of the Dublin Fire Brigade, struck a wall after it collided with the car.
The two paramedics, as well as the driver of the car, were taken to hospital with minor injuries.
There were no casualties in the ambulance at the time of the crash.
(JP)
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