Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded to Brickyard Rd and Stable Ln in Potomac for the report of a collision involving an overturned ambulance. According to Chief Spokesperson for MCFRS Pete Piringer, the incident occurred around 9:30am on Friday, October 6 due to the road surface being wet from morning precipitation, and “apparently very slick (likely build up of oil on road).”
The unit was returning from the hospital and there were no patients inside of the ambulance at the time of the collision. The crew of two sustained no serious injuries. We will provide an update if additional information becomes available.
Brickyard Rd, Potomac, area road surface wet from morning precipitation & apparently very slick (likely build up of oil on road), sand truck requested, involved single vehicle (reserve ambulance), @mcfrs unit was returning from hospital (no patients), crew of 2 no serious injury pic.twitter.com/hDXzsq0QeA
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) October 6, 2023