New Year's Eve drama in Baden-Württemberg: a drunk races into an ambulance - two paramedics are seriously injured

Created: 01/01/2023 10:23 am

By: Jennifer Lanzinger

An ambulance drives to an operation.

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Drunk and without a valid driver's license, a driver crashed into an ambulance on New Year's Eve.

Both paramedics were cut out of the vehicle with serious injuries.

Unlingen - It is an unbelievable drama that took place on New Year's Eve in Baden-Württemberg.

Two paramedics were seriously injured in a head-on collision between an ambulance and a car near Biberach.

The driver of the oncoming vehicle suffered minor injuries.

New Year's Eve drama in Baden-Württemberg: a drunk races into an ambulance - two paramedics are seriously injured

As the police announced on Sunday, the 45-year-old driver and the 21-year-old passenger of the ambulance had to be cut out of the totally destroyed vehicle.

Both were taken to a hospital with serious injuries.

Accordingly, the driver of the oncoming vehicle, who had gotten into the oncoming lane in a right-hand bend, was slightly injured in the accident.

According to the police, he was under the "not inconsiderable" influence of alcohol and also did not have a valid driver's license.

The suspected cause of the accident must now expect several criminal charges.

During the recording of the accident, the B 312 near Unlingen was closed in both directions.

The total property damage was estimated at around 260,000 euros.

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