Ambulance crash Cambridge

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'Devastated': Ambulance officer killed in horror crash had served for ... (New Zealand Herald)

The ambulance officer killed in a head-on horror crash in Waikato yesterday had served with St John for 55 years. The driver of a silver Audi car died at ...

The critically injured ambulance officer died in Waikato Hospital. The crash left debris strewn across SH1. "The ambulance officer was a well-respected and long-serving member of the Hato Hone St John whฤnau," he said. He said St John was alerted to the crash by a 111 emergency call. Ohs said the officer was admitted to the Order of St John as a Member (MStJ) in 2004. The ambulance officer killed in a head-on horror crash in Waikato yesterday had served with St John for 55 years.

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Cambridge crash victim was a long-serving member of St John (Stuff.co.nz)

The ambulance officer died in hospital after a crash south of Cambridge, where the driver of the car died at the scene.

That was also an early morning crash, happening about 1.40am on May 28. You hope everybody is OK.โ€ There were no other passengers in the ambulance. *

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St John Ambulance staff grieve the loss of patient transfer officer ... (Newshub)

State Highway 1 is open again after 11 hours of diversions following the collision between a car and the St John ambulance. The car's driver died at the scene ...

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Waikato crashes: Roads claim three lives after two serious collisions ... (Newstalk ZB)

One person has died in a serious car crash on State Highway 3 in Waikato and a St John ambulance driver involved in a head-on collision just 30km away has.

French Pass is a back road from Cambridge that connects through to Karapiro Rd. The earlier Cambridge crash left debris strewn across SH1 when a car and an ambulance collided. Traffic is being diverted accordingly. The road is also closed at the intersection roundabout of Shakespeare and the Explorer Highway. Traffic in and around Cambridge is being diverted this morning after a fatal crash in the early hours of today. The driver of the car died at the scene, while the driver of the ambulance initially suffered critical injuries and later passed away in Waikato Hospital.

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St John 'devastated' at ambulance officer's death in Waikato crash (1 News)

St John are "devastated" after losing one of their own in a crash yesterday, and say the dead ambulance officer was a "well-respected and long-serving ...

Ohs said the officer died in Waikato Hospital on Wednesday afternoon after "a brave fight" with family by their side. The ambulance officer served Hato Hone St John for 55 years. St John are "devastated" after losing one of their own in a crash yesterday, and say the dead ambulance officer was a "well-respected and long-serving member of the Hato Hone St John whฤnau".

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Rotorua ambulance staff mourn colleague who died in crash (RNZ)

Black ribbons line the fence outside the Rotorua Ambulance Station commemorating the death of one of their own. St John chief executive Dan Ohs says the ...

The ambulance officer and the attendant on the ambulance was unable to send out a message asking for help, so that call came from the public." "It's an accident waiting to happen. "We have an e-road system that measures the speed and manner of driving... Anderson said a further four kilometres of safety improvements were planned for the Summer months and another eight kilometres were in the design process. Waikato Chamber of Commerce chief executive Don Good said the stretch of road was a death trap and was unacceptable. from our analysis of that there was nothing to indicate there was anything wrong with the ambulance.

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