PRINCE GEORGE, Md. -- At 10:22 AM, Friday, May 25, 2007, a paramedic unit, Medic 43, stationed at the Pointer Ridge Fire/EMS Station was dispatched to an elderly female experiencing difficulty breathing at a home in the Bowie area. As Medic 43 was en route to the incident, with all emergency warning devices activated, at 10:28 AM, they were involved in a collision with a civilian vehicle at the intersection of Route 301 (Crain Highway) and Route 197 (Laurel-Bowie Road).
As a result of the collision, both paramedics, adult males, were flown to an area trauma center, as a precaution, for evaluation and treatment and the injured adult female civilian was taken by ambulance to an area hospital for treatment. All injuries are considered to be non-life threatening. The damage to paramedic unit itself is considered to be significant.
The incident is being investigated by the Prince George’s County Police Department.
A Basic Life Support Ambulance from Bowie Fire/EMS Station 39 completed the call that Medic 43 was originally en route to with patient transport to an area hospital.