FDNY Ladder 102 and an ambulance collided early Thursday morning killing one patient in the ambulance and injuring eleven, including eight members of FDNY.
Ladder 102 ‘T-boned’ the ambulance carrying a heart attack patient at an intersection at about 12:45 a.m. per local news. The patient was pronounced dead and his sister, who was in the ambulance with him, was seriously injured.
The collision caused the ambulance to strike a third vehicle; two people in that vehicle were transported and are in stable condition. Six firefighters and two EMTs were also injured; one EMT sustained a leg injury and another complained of pain. The firefighters’ exact injuries were not reported but were said to not be serious.
Family members said the man who died in the crash was Jamil Almansouri, 59, a local bodega owner, known to his friends as Mike.
Both FDNY vehicles had their lights activated when the crash occurred. Officials said the ladder truck was responding to a fire on the fifth floor of an eight-story building.
The FDNY EMS Union President recently complained about lives being at risk secondary to forecast budget cuts.
FDNY Ladder 102
Ladder Company 102 started out as Ladder 2 in the Brooklyn Fire Department on September 15, 1869. It became part of the Fire Department of the City of New York and was redesignated as Ladder 102 on January 1, 1913.
