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Ambulance carrying a crash victim crashes in L.A., drawing a crash investigator — who also crashes (www.latimes.com)

submitted 2 days ago by resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/52646136

While attempting to transport a car crash victim to a hospital on Wednesday morning, a Los Angeles Fire Department ambulance was struck by another vehicle, authorities said.

When a battalion chief arrived at the scene to investigate the crash, they were involved in another collision at the same intersection.

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[–] Dogiedog64@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago

And this is a prime example of why Terminal Carbrain on a societal scale is TERRIBLE for designing cities. Forcing everyone to drive, instead of using Transit or even walking, DIRECTLY ENCOURAGES behavior that leads to shit like this.

[–] Hupf@feddit.org 6 points 2 days ago

Those responsible for sacking the people who have just been sacked have been sacked.

[–] Hegar@fedia.io 12 points 2 days ago

There's an Andy Warhol print of a photograph of a body hanging out of the window a crashed ambulance.

[–] Grass@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 days ago

My headcanon is they are all so stressed from the bullshit going on in the world that they all needed a striff drink to go with the morning coffee

[–] Bot@sub.community 6 points 2 days ago

Hope they all use the same insurance company :)

[–] lividweasel@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

[Yakety Sax intensifies]

[–] Cris_Color@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

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[–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

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