Ambulance Stories of the 70s

The Fire Engine

Another accident I attended in 1972 was at London Road North End Portsmouth, a fire engine on its way to a car fire in the north of the city, swerved to avoid another car, and in doing so rolled over and hit a row of parked cars. Luckily there was no one in them, but several of the fire officers were injured and needed hospital treatment. The Chief Fire Officer (Mr George Brunner) can be seen inspecting the appliance that was less than two months old.

The Car that it crushed against the tree