A city ambulance responding to a 911 call this morning was involved in a head-on collision on Waialua Beach Road on Oahu’s North Shore, according to Honolulu Emergency Medical Services.
EMS said just before 9 a.m. today, the EMS was en route to the call, with lights and sirens on, when it was struck head-on by a sedan.
The 83-year-old male driver of the sedan allegedly attempted to pass another vehicle and had crossed a double-solid line before colliding with the ambulance.
Paramedics treated the man at the scene. He declined transport to the hospital. A 50-year-old paramedic in the ambulance sustained minor injuries and also declined transport.
A second EMS unit was dispatched to handle the original emergency call.
The damaged ambulance, meanwhile, is out of service and will be replaced by a newly blessed unit.
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“Honolulu EMS urges drivers to yield to emergency vehicles using lights and sirens,” said EMS in a statement.