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Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn

One Dead, 11 Injured in FDNY Involved Crash

Reported Sep 17 at 12:50 AM Β· Updated Sep 17 at 10:09 AM Β· 65.2K Viewed

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Summary

One person died and another is in critical condition following a collision between an FDNY ladder truck, an ambulance, and a third vehicle, fire officials say.

According to officials, an ambulance was transporting a patient in critical condition and their family member from a location near Myrtle Ave & Throop Ave at around 12:49 a.m., Thursday.

A few minutes earlier there had been a report of a fire in a fifth floor apartment at 721 Willoughby Street. FDNY Ladder 102 was the second ladder company due at the scene.

At around 12:51 a.m., Ladder 102 was heading eastbound on Myrtle Ave when it and the ambulance collided with one another. The ambulance then collided with a third stopped vehicle with two civilians inside.

The patient who was being transported in the ambulance was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital. The family member in the ambulance with them was transported to a nearby hospital where they were listed in critical but stable condition.

All six FDNY firefighters in the ladder truck were injured. They were transported to a nearby hospital where none of them were listed in critical condition.

The two paramedics from the ambulance were transported with injuries of unknown severity.

The two civilians from the third vehicle were transported to a nearby hospital where they were listed in stable condition.

One person died and another is in critical condition following a collision between an FDNY ladder truck, an ambulance, and a third vehicle, fire officials say.

According to officials, an ambulance was transporting a patient in critical condition and their family member from a location near Myrtle Ave & Throop Ave at around 12:49 a.m., Thursday.

A few minutes earlier there had been a report of a fire in a fifth floor apartment at 721 Willoughby Street. FDNY Ladder 102 was the second ladder company due at the scene.

At around 12:51 a.m., Ladder 102 was heading eastbound on Myrtle Ave when it and the ambulance collided with one another. The ambulance then collided with a third stopped vehicle with two civilians inside.

The patient who was being transported in the ambulance was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital. The family member in the ambulance with them was transported to a nearby hospital where they were listed in critical but stable condition.

All six FDNY firefighters in the ladder truck were injured. They were transported to a nearby hospital where none of them were listed in critical condition.

The two paramedics from the ambulance were transported with injuries of unknown severity.

The two civilians from the third vehicle were transported to a nearby hospital where they were listed in stable condition.

One person died and another is in critical condition following a collision between an FDNY ladder truck, an ambulance, and a third vehicle, fire officials say.

According to officials, an ambulance was transporting a patient in critical condition and their family member from a location near Myrtle Ave & Throop Ave at around 12:49 a.m., Thursday.

A few minutes earlier there had been a report of a fire in a fifth floor apartment at 721 Willoughby Street. FDNY Ladder 102 was the second ladder company due at the scene.

At around 12:51 a.m., Ladder 102 was heading eastbound on Myrtle Ave when it and the ambulance collided with one another. The ambulance then collided with a third stopped vehicle with two civilians inside.

The patient who was being transported in the ambulance was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital. The family member in the ambulance with them was transported to a nearby hospital where they were listed in critical but stable condition.

All six FDNY firefighters in the ladder truck were injured. They were transported to a nearby hospital where none of them were listed in critical condition.

The two paramedics from the ambulance were transported with injuries of unknown severity.

The two civilians from the third vehicle were transported to a nearby hospital where they were listed in stable condition.

One person died and another is in critical condition following a collision between an FDNY ladder truck, an ambulance, and a third vehicle, fire officials say.

According to officials, an ambulance was transporting a patient in critical condition and their family member from a location near Myrtle Ave & Throop Ave at around 12:49 a.m., Thursday.

A few minutes earlier there had been a report of a fire in a fifth floor apartment at 721 Willoughby Street. FDNY Ladder 102 was the second ladder company due at the scene.

At around 12:51 a.m., Ladder 102 was heading eastbound on Myrtle Ave when it and the ambulance collided with one another. The ambulance then collided with a third stopped vehicle with two civilians inside.

The patient who was being transported in the ambulance was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital. The family member in the ambulance with them was transported to a nearby hospital where they were listed in critical but stable condition.

All six FDNY firefighters in the ladder truck were injured. They were transported to a nearby hospital where none of them were listed in critical condition.

The two paramedics from the ambulance were transported with injuries of unknown severity.

The two civilians from the third vehicle were transported to a nearby hospital where they were listed in stable condition.

One person died and another is in critical condition following a collision between an FDNY ladder truck, an ambulance, and a third vehicle, fire officials say.

According to officials, an ambulance was transporting a patient in critical condition and their family member from a location near Myrtle Ave & Throop Ave at around 12:49 a.m., Thursday.

A few minutes earlier there had been a report of a fire in a fifth floor apartment at 721 Willoughby Street. FDNY Ladder 102 was the second ladder company due at the scene.

At around 12:51 a.m., Ladder 102 was heading eastbound on Myrtle Ave when it and the ambulance collided with one another. The ambulance then collided with a third stopped vehicle with two civilians inside.

The patient who was being transported in the ambulance was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital. The family member in the ambulance with them was transported to a nearby hospital where they were listed in critical but stable condition.

All six FDNY firefighters in the ladder truck were injured. They were transported to a nearby hospital where none of them were listed in critical condition.

The two paramedics from the ambulance were transported with injuries of unknown severity.

The two civilians from the third vehicle were transported to a nearby hospital where they were listed in stable condition.

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Timeline

Sep 17, 1:14AM

EMS personnel are evaluating patients at the scene of the crash.

Sep 17, 12:50AM

A Citizen user video shows fire and emergency personnel responding to an unspecified incident near the intersection.

Sep 17, 12:50AM

Incident reported at Myrtle Ave & Throop Ave.

Sep 17, 1:14AM

EMS personnel are evaluating patients at the scene of the crash.

Sep 17, 12:50AM

A Citizen user video shows fire and emergency personnel responding to an unspecified incident near the intersection.

Sep 17, 12:50AM

Incident reported at Myrtle Ave & Throop Ave.

Sep 17, 1:14AM

EMS personnel are evaluating patients at the scene of the crash.

Sep 17, 12:50AM

A Citizen user video shows fire and emergency personnel responding to an unspecified incident near the intersection.

Sep 17, 12:50AM

Incident reported at Myrtle Ave & Throop Ave.

Sep 17, 1:14AM

EMS personnel are evaluating patients at the scene of the crash.

Sep 17, 12:50AM

A Citizen user video shows fire and emergency personnel responding to an unspecified incident near the intersection.

Sep 17, 12:50AM

Incident reported at Myrtle Ave & Throop Ave.

Sep 17, 1:14AM

EMS personnel are evaluating patients at the scene of the crash.

Sep 17, 12:50AM

A Citizen user video shows fire and emergency personnel responding to an unspecified incident near the intersection.

Sep 17, 12:50AM

Incident reported at Myrtle Ave & Throop Ave.

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Comments

bknydonSep 17 at 1:39 AM

Fire truck struck the ambulance. Had a cardiac arrest patient in it, I work at the hospital they brought the patient to.

kesh24Sep 17 at 9:41 PM

@A27M patient wasn’t dead smh that crashed killed him .

boldandbratscheSep 17 at 10:46 AM

Anybody remember the two ambulance crash last summer in the Bronx that made national headlines?

StopDoingCrimeSep 17 at 1:17 AM

Oh man! Prayers for everyone injured! πŸ’•

mrshuneeeSep 17 at 12:57 AM

Did anyone hear that loud pop

bknydonSep 17 at 1:39 AM

Fire truck struck the ambulance. Had a cardiac arrest patient in it, I work at the hospital they brought the patient to.

kesh24Sep 17 at 9:41 PM

@A27M patient wasn’t dead smh that crashed killed him .

boldandbratscheSep 17 at 10:46 AM

Anybody remember the two ambulance crash last summer in the Bronx that made national headlines?

StopDoingCrimeSep 17 at 1:17 AM

Oh man! Prayers for everyone injured! πŸ’•

mrshuneeeSep 17 at 12:57 AM

Did anyone hear that loud pop

bknydonSep 17 at 1:39 AM

Fire truck struck the ambulance. Had a cardiac arrest patient in it, I work at the hospital they brought the patient to.

kesh24Sep 17 at 9:41 PM

@A27M patient wasn’t dead smh that crashed killed him .

boldandbratscheSep 17 at 10:46 AM

Anybody remember the two ambulance crash last summer in the Bronx that made national headlines?

StopDoingCrimeSep 17 at 1:17 AM

Oh man! Prayers for everyone injured! πŸ’•

mrshuneeeSep 17 at 12:57 AM

Did anyone hear that loud pop

bknydonSep 17 at 1:39 AM

Fire truck struck the ambulance. Had a cardiac arrest patient in it, I work at the hospital they brought the patient to.

kesh24Sep 17 at 9:41 PM

@A27M patient wasn’t dead smh that crashed killed him .

boldandbratscheSep 17 at 10:46 AM

Anybody remember the two ambulance crash last summer in the Bronx that made national headlines?

StopDoingCrimeSep 17 at 1:17 AM

Oh man! Prayers for everyone injured! πŸ’•

mrshuneeeSep 17 at 12:57 AM

Did anyone hear that loud pop

bknydonSep 17 at 1:39 AM

Fire truck struck the ambulance. Had a cardiac arrest patient in it, I work at the hospital they brought the patient to.

kesh24Sep 17 at 9:41 PM

@A27M patient wasn’t dead smh that crashed killed him .

boldandbratscheSep 17 at 10:46 AM

Anybody remember the two ambulance crash last summer in the Bronx that made national headlines?

StopDoingCrimeSep 17 at 1:17 AM

Oh man! Prayers for everyone injured! πŸ’•

mrshuneeeSep 17 at 12:57 AM

Did anyone hear that loud pop

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