Two ambulances on their way to a cardiac arrest patient in Whangarei needed help of their own after crashing into one another.
Yesterday at around 7.48am, the St John Ambulances collided while heading east on Rewa Rewa Rd with lights flashing, according to witness Bruce Newby.
"One went to turn down and the other went to pass it and they basically crashed into each other," said Mr Newby, at mechanic at nearby business Warren Hay Marine. "It looked like one knew where they were going, and the other one didn't."
After colliding, both ambulances skidded to a stop on the other side of the road, he said.
Thankfully, both drivers were uninjured and no patients were being transported, St John district operations manager for Northland Tony Devanney said.
The cardiac arrest patient, at a nearby business, was transported safely to Whangarei Hospital and their safety was not compromised, he said.