5 People Injured after Ambulance versus SUV Crash in Los Angeles
5 People Injured after Ambulance versus SUV Crash in Los Angeles
Multiple people were injured in an incident on Thursday, November 27, 2025. Reportedly, an ambulance that was transporting elderly patients collided with an SUV, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD). More specifically, the elderly patients included a 94-year-old man and an 81-year-old woman; they were being transported to a local hospital when the crash occurred. In total, five patients were being transported to local hospitals after the crash, including two LAFD firefighters who were aboard the ambulance when the crash occurred.
En driver of the SUV involved in the crash, who was only identified as a 34-year-old man, was taken to a local trauma center in critical condition. The two firefighters and the original elderly patients were in fair condition, although specific details regarding their condition was not disclosed. However, one patient reportedly required advanced life support care.
En cause of the crash remains under investigation. No additional details have been released.
If you or a member of your family sustained harm in the incident above or in a similar incident, it is important that you reach out to a legal team as soon as possible. Based on the details surrounding the incident and the harm that occurred, you could have the right to pursue a claim. You could also be entitled to receive compensation. To explore the legal options available to you, please do not hesitate to reach out to our legal team as soon as possible.
Here at the Downtown L.A. Law Group, our abogados de daños personales have decades of experience and are more than ready to provide you with the guidance that you need to fight for your rights and explore the legal options available to you. Our team is not afraid to help you with your claim.
Vehicle accidents, even those involving ambulances and other passenger vehicles, can happen at any time. Some of the possible causes of these accidents may include the following:
- Conducir bajo los efectos de las drogas o el alcohol
- Conducción distraída
- Speeding, tailgating, ignoring traffic signs/signals, in general
- Reckless driving, in general
- Carreteras peligrosas
- Y más
Since the incident remains under investigation, liability cannot be determined yet. It is important to understand that although some degree of government immunity may apply, negligence could still be present, and LAFD ambulance drivers could be held liable. Although California law allows emergency vehicles, like ambulances, a degree of leeway when it comes to following traffic rules when responding to an emergency, ambulance drivers can still be held liable if they act negligently and cause an accident. However, if the ambulance driver was following all emergency procedures when the incident occurred, then government immunity may apply.
Can other parties be liable? Yes, if the incident was caused by someone driving a passenger vehicle, then the other driver could be found liable for the accident. This may be a drunk driver or a distracted driver who failed to stop or yield for the emergency vehicle that caused the incident. In instances like this, then the at-fault driver and their insurance company could be liable. ¿Puedo presentar una demanda?Yes, no matter the specific cause of the incident, you could have the right to file a lawsuit. If you are interested in exploring the legal options available to you, please do not hesitate to contact our ambulance car crash lawyers as soon as possible. Our team will evaluate your claim and hep you determine whether you can pursue a claim against the fire department or against a third party driver. For more information, do not hesitate to reach out to our law firm as soon as possible.
¿Qué indemnización puedo percibir?Si bien cada reclamo es diferente, algunas de las diferentes categorías de compensación disponibles para la recuperación podrían incluir las siguientes:
- Todos los gastos médicos
- All lost wages
- Dolor y sufrimiento (por angustia mental y emocional)
- Daños materiales
- Beneficios por muerte por negligencia (incluidos los costos de funeral/entierro y pérdida del consorcio)
- All legal expenses
Here at our law firm, you can be certain that our lawyers are more than ready to fight for your rights and help you secure the maximum recovery available for your claim. Whether our team has to negotiate a settlement or take your claim to court to reach a fair verdict, you can be certain that our lawyers are more than ready to fight for your rights and secure the maximum payout available for your claim. Do not hesitate to reach out to our team as soon as possible to explore the compensation that you could be entitled to receive.
- Busque atención médica lo antes posible
- Gather important information, including the driver’s name, license, badge number, ambulance ID number, etc.
- Document the scene of the crash (take photos and videos of the scene and to the damage to the vehicles involved)
- Gather all relevant records, including records of medical bills, records of lost pay, records of property damage, etc.
- Busque ayuda jurídica lo antes posible
