THUNDER BAY – City police have charged a 43-year-old Port Coquitlam man with careless driving following a collision on Sunday.
Thunder Bay Police, Superior North Emergency Medical Services and Thunder Bay Fire were at the scene of a single-motor vehicle collision Sunday around 7:30 p.m. involving a transport truck which had rolled onto its side on Highway 102 near Law Road.
Another transport truck, which was eastbound on Highway 102, collided with the ambulance at the scene.
At the time of the collision two paramedics, a police officer and the original transport truck driver involved in the collision were inside the ambulance.
The collision forced the ambulance in an eastbound direction striking another police officer and a firefighter who were standing outside the ambulance.
All the parties involved in this collision sustained non-life threatening injuries.
The transport truck driver who collided with the ambulance, a 43-year-old male from Port Coquitlam British Columbia, has been charged with careless driving for causing this collision.
Dawson Road was closed for several hours while evidence was gathered at the scene. The roadway has since been reopened.
The Superior North Association of Professional Paramedics posted a message Sunday evening on its Instagram account, appealing to motorists to drive according to road conditions, and to be particularly careful when approaching emergency vehicles.
"We are thankful this did not result in more serious injuries...we want to make it abundantly clear that when an emergency vehicle is pulled over or sitting anywhere on the roadway with emergency systems activated it is the law to slow down and pull over. Our people want to go home at the end of their shift," the message stated.
