Four people have been rushed to hospital after an ambulance flipped on its side during a crash with a car and lorry.
Emergency services rushed to the junction of the A13 and A130 at Bowers Gifford, Essex, on Friday afternoon.
Some five people were treated at the scene, while four others were taken to Basildon and Thurrock Hospital.
Six ambulances, two paramedic cars, an air ambulance and specialist collision investigation police units descended on the busy road.
Shocking images show an ambulance overturned on its side alongside a flat-bed truck and a large black four-by-four car in the middle of the carriageway.
Surrounding traffic can be seen at a near standstill – and drivers have been warned of ongoing delays in the area.
Emergency services rushed to the junction (pictured) of the A13 and A130 at Bowers Gifford, Essex, on Friday afternoon
Some five people were treated at the scene (pictured), while four others were taken to Basildon and Thurrock Hospital
Six ambulances, two paramedic cars, an air ambulance and specialist collision investigation police units descended on the busy road (pictured)
Shocking images (pictured) show an ambulance overturned on its side alongside a flat-bed truck and a large black four-by-four car in the middle of the carriageway
Surrounding traffic can be seen (pictured) at a near standstill – and drivers have been warned of ongoing delays in the area
A spokesperson for East of England Ambulance Service said: ‘Six ambulances, two paramedic cars and East Anglian Air Ambulance were called to the Junction of the A13 and A130 at Bowers Gifford this afternoon following reports of an ambulance being involved in a road traffic collision with one or more other vehicles.
‘Five patients were assessed at the scene and four were transported by road ambulance to Basildon and Thurrock Hospital.’
An East Anglian Air Ambulance spokesperson said: ‘East Anglian Air Ambulance’s Anglia Two (Cambridge) crew were tasked near to Basildon to assist EEAST, Police and Fire teams with five patients involved in a Road Traffic Collision.
‘Babcock Pilots landed the helicopter in a field near to the scene.
‘Doctor David and Critical Care Paramedic Gary gave full assessments to two women and a man in their forties and a woman in her fifties.
‘They gave a full assessment and provided A & E level care at the scene to another man in his fifties, including administering advanced pain relief.
‘The HEMS crew then accompanied one patient to Basildon Hospital, by road ambulance, for further treatment.’
