WATCH: Ambulance involved in collision during black ice chaos on steep Sheffield road
An ambulance was involved in a collision with two cars during a series of crashes caused by black ice on a Sheffield road in the early hours of yesterday (January 7).
An ambulance responding to an emergency was involved in a collision with two cars during severe icy conditions on Browning Road, Foxhill, where black ice caused multiple vehicles to lose control, prompting police to close the road.
Collisions and incidents were reported across the city due to the icy conditions.
And there were so many people turning up for treatment at the minor injuries unit at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital due to falls, the unit had to be closed.
Resident Jodie Ibbotson said: “There were two cars horizontally across the road with hazards on, and the ambulance service said they misunderstood the direction to get close to the road, and smashed into the two cars at the top of the road, followed by a car crashing behind them.”
The ambulance service said the vehicle was responding to an emergency call when it collided with a car on Browning Road shortly after 6.45am.
There were no patients or passengers in the rear of the ambulance at the time, and another resource was dispatched to the original emergency.
A spokesperson added that an ambulance attended the collision and the car driver was taken to hospital as a precaution.
They said: “There were no patients or passengers in the rear of the ambulance and another resource was dispatched to the original emergency.
“An ambulance responded to this collision and conveyed the car driver to hospital as a precautionary measure.”
Local residents reported that the road had already been the scene of several crashes before the ambulance collision, as drivers struggled to navigate the steep hill in icy conditions.
“It was absolute carnage,” she said.
Police blocked off Browning Road following the incidents, with video footage showing officers taping off the top of the hill while vehicles remained stranded on the road.