Ambulance flips on side in crash, 2 medics hurt

A car rammed into an ambulance on an emergency call at an intersection just blocks north of City Hall this morning, flipping the Fire Department vehicle on its side and injuring two medics.

The crash also closed North Broad Street between Spring Garden and Vine Streets during the morning rush hour.

Batallion Chief Eric Fleming said the injuries to the medics were not life threatening.

The ambulance, Medic Unit 50, was northbound on Broad Street with its lights and sirens on when it was hit by a silver Chrysler sedan that was westbound on Callowhill Street about 7 a.m.

The ambulance flipped onto the driver's side of the vehicle and the sedan, its front end smashed in, ended up facing toward the northeast corner of Broad and Callowhill.

There was no one except the medics in the ambulance.

The cause of the crash is under investigation and no charges have been filed.