Sirens were already screaming when everything went wrong.
In a single violent moment at a quiet Albany intersection, an ambulance, a pickup, and a third car collided — and a newborn was caught in the middle.
Witnesses froze. Glass rained down. Metal twisted. Yet somehow, they all survived. But the unanswered questions about what really hap… Continues…
At sunrise in Dougherty County, a routine emergency transport turned into a terrifying chain reaction.
The EMS ambulance, carrying three medics and two patients — including a newborn — collided with a Ford pickup at Pine Avenue and Monroe Street.
The impact shoved a nearby Buick Encore into the chaos, leaving all nine people hurt and rushed to Phoebe Main.
Officials say every injury was non-life-threatening, a fragile stroke of luck in a scene that easily could have ended in tragedy.
Dougherty County EMS insists safety protocols were followed, but the collision has shaken public trust.
How does an emergency vehicle, trained crew onboard, end up in a crash this severe?
Investigators now face the task of reconstructing seconds that felt like hours for those inside.
For the families involved, relief is tempered by a lingering fear: next time, they might not walk away.
