DTE Energy crews, Detroit police, fire and EMS units were all on the scene of an ambulance accident on the city's west side.
The accident resulted in power lines down on a Detroit EMS rig.
The accident happened in the intersection of West McNichols and Schaefer.
"I heard an explosion and sparks fling and I ran over here, from what I understand the ambulance was going through the light and the car at the same time and they hit each other,” said Greg Houser, who was working across the street.
Detroit Police told 7 Action News the ambulance had its lights and sirens on, carrying a patient to Sinai-Grace Hospital, just a block away. Police said the car didn’t yield to the oncoming emergency vehicle and hit the ambulance in the intersection.
"It hit the ambulance, when it hit, the ambulance veered over onto the pole and hit the pole,” Rodney Luke saw the whole thing happen.
Luke was one of the first people to reach the ambulance and help the people inside.