Patient airlifted to hospital after ambulance collides with tractor north of Calgary
An ambulance transferring a critically ill patient collided with a tractor on Highway 9 near Beiseker, Alberta on Tuesday around 12:30 p.m., injuring three people including two paramedics. The patient was subsequently airlifted by Stars Air Ambulance to Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary. The incident occurred approximately 50 km northeast of Calgary, with Highway 9 closed during the investigation.
A patient in life-threatening condition being transferred between healthcare facilities was involved in a collision when the ambulance carrying him struck a tractor on Highway 9 near Beiseker, Alberta, just east of the Beiseker Airport. Both vehicles were traveling west on the highway at the intersection with Range Road 254 when the crash occurred around 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The ambulance was operating with emergency lights and sirens activated. Following the collision, Stars Air Ambulance was called to airlift the patient to Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary. The two paramedics in the ambulance—the driver and the attendant in the back—were both injured and transported by ground ambulance to hospital; one was in serious but stable condition and the other sustained less severe injuries. Police and occupational health and safety officials were investigating the incident, and Highway 9 remained closed at the intersection during the investigation.
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The condition and identity of the tractor driver, and whether they sustained injuries, were not disclosed by police. The final outcome or condition of the airlifted patient was not reported.
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Stars airlifts patient to hospital after his ambulance, tractor collide north of Calgary
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