Ambulance overturns after collision with car in Chania, Greece; patient dies

An ambulance carrying a patient flipped over in Chania, Greece, after a collision with a car driven by a nurse. The dramatic incident, captured on video, occurred Sunday morning and has shocked the public.

The car, driven by a nurse leaving a night shift at the Chania hospital, struck the ambulance. The ambulance was en route to transport a 53-year-old man suffering a heart attack.

The collision was severe, causing the ambulance to overturn. Firefighters responded with three vehicles to help extricate those inside. The patient being transported was found unresponsive and later died from his heart attack, according to EKAV.

One of the paramedics sustained chest fractures. The ambulance driver and the car driver, who is a nurse, were unharmed but reportedly in shock. "Fortunately, both EKAV paramedics and the car driver, who is a nurse, are well," said the president of EKAV Chania. "One of my colleagues needed medical treatment due to hemothorax, but everyone's condition is stable and not in danger. My two colleagues have suffered severe psychological shock and are not in a position to make statements. They are new to EKAV, they don't have many years of service, and our priority is to support them psychologically and give them the time they need to process what they experienced."

Authorities are investigating the circumstances of the crash.

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Fortunately, both EKAV paramedics and the car driver, who is a nurse, are well. One of my colleagues needed medical treatment due to hemothorax, but everyone's condition is stable and not in danger. My two colleagues have suffered severe psychological shock and are not in a position to make statements. They are new to EKAV, they don't have many years of service, and our priority is to support them psychologically and give them the time they need to process what they experienced.