VIDEO: Three separate crashes involving first responder vehicles happened in Manchester on Wednesday. The first incident happened around 11:40 a.m. on Tarrytown Road near the entrance to Elliot Hospital.
An ambulance collided with a car and rolled over. Fire officials said the ambulance was responding to a call at the time and did not have any patients on board. Two medics inside the ambulance were left trapped after the crash. Fire crews helped remove them through the ambulance’s windshield. The medics suffered injuries that were described as non-life-threatening. The driver of the other car was not injured, but the vehicle sustained significant front-end damage. A stretch of Tarrytown Road was temporarily closed between Nelson Street and Massabesic Street.
While responding to that crash, a Manchester police officer was involved in a separate crash nearby on Valley Street near Jewett Street. The police cruiser and another vehicle were heavily damaged. The officer was transported to Elliot Hospital after the cruiser crash. Two people in the other vehicle were taken to a hospital for treatment.
Later in the day, a Manchester fire truck was involved in a third crash with a car near the intersection of Merrimack and Chestnut streets. The collision was unrelated to the earlier incidents. The driver of the car was taken to the hospital as a precautionary measure. A spokesperson from AMR, the service provider where the ambulance was from, told News 9 they are grateful no one was seriously hurt.
All three crashes remain under investigation.
