No serious injuries following a collision involving an ambulance in St. John's, Saturday evening

Shortly after 7:00 PM on November 2, 2024 emergency crews were notified of a collision at the intersection of Thorburn Rd and Columbus Dr involving a Newfoundland Heath Service ambulance. Traffic was slowed in the area as crews attended the scene there were no serious injuries reported.
A witness said that the ambulance which was responding with it’s emergency equipment activated that was travelling up Prince Philip Drive towards Old Pennywell Road and had stopped to clear the intersection, the SUV that collided with the ambulance was coming down Thorburn Road going to continue straight to go to the intersection of Thorburn Road and Freshwater Road, other witnesses said that the ambulance was stopped at the red light with it’s emergency equipment activated making sure the intersection was clear before continuing through the intersection, when the SUV came through the green light hitting the ambulance.
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