At 6:13 p.m. on December 21, a 119 ambulance from the North Chungcheong Fire Department, which was transporting a patient in an emergency, collided with a BMW sedan on a road in Musil-dong, Wonju, Gangwon Province.
At the time, the North Chungcheong Fire Department was urgently transferring Patient A (52), who had suffered severe internal injuries from a tree-cutting machine, along with Guardian B (51), to a hospital in the Wonju area.
As a result of the accident, the ambulance overturned. Patient A was transported to Wonju Christian Hospital in cardiac arrest, while three paramedics and Guardian B sustained minor injuries.
The police believe the accident occurred while the ambulance was rushing to its destination with the patient on board, and are currently investigating the exact circumstances of the incident.
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