A car accident early Wednesday morning left a woman trapped in her car for 10 minutes.
At about 5 a.m. Gainesville Fire Rescue responded to a two-car accident at 1600 SW 13th Street.
Rescue No. 11, an Alachua County ambulance, was on its way back to its station from a hospital when a car narrowly missed it at a high speed, according to an email from Jeff Lane, a GFR district chief.
The car, which might have been street racing, swerved to miss the ambulance and hit another car almost head-on. The speeding car may have ran a red light.
The ambulance driver and attendant saw the accident, began to treat the victims and called for assistance, according to Lane.
The injured driver was trapped in her vehicle for about 10 minutes.
Firefighters used hydraulic jaws and cutter tools to free her.
The on-scene video recorded by GFR shows firefighters cutting the driver-side door off of her car.
She was transported to Shands at UF in stable condition.
According to Lane, the male driver of the first vehicle denied having any injuries at the scene.
Gainesville Police are investigating the accident to find the exact cause.
“This was a significant crash that narrowly missed the ambulance crew,” said Lane.
Contact Ben Brasch at bbrasch@alligator.org.
