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Carroll County paramedics helicoptered to Shock Trauma after ambulance t-boned by fuel tanker

A serious crash last night involving an ambulance and fuel tanker truck in Reisterstown.

Video: Fuel tanker truck collides with Carroll County ambulance in Reisterstown

By: Ryan Dickstein , Blair Sabol

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REISTERSTOWN, Md. — A serious crash Saturday night involving an ambulance and fuel tanker truck in Reisterstown.

WMAR-2 News confirmed two paramedics with the Gamber Community Fire Company in Carroll County were involved.

Both were helicoptered to University of Maryland Shock Trauma.

Fire spokesman Clay Myers said each member is expected to survive.

The medic crew was traveling with lights and siren through an intersection at Westminster Pike and Butler Road when they were t-boned.

"I heard a big loud noise," 9-year-old Juan Hernandez, who lives nearby, said. "I was nervous and speechless because I have never seen this like that."

"I mean there could have been an explosion that wiped out an entire block," attorney David Ellin said. "This could have ended up a lot worse."

WMAR-2 News obtained real time video footage of the crash captured from Ellin's office, which sits at the southeast corner of the intersection.

Ambo vs. fuel tanker

At the time of the collision, Myers said the ambulance was headed to a 911 call in neighboring Baltimore County.

Police say other vehicles were involved injuring seven people total. In addition to the injured paramedics, two others were hospitalized.

Ellin has since handed over the video to the Baltimore County Police Crash Team, who've taken over the investigation.

By the numbers

This particular intersection experiences several crashes a year, reaching double digits on occasion.

Three major highways intersect here, including Routes 30 and 140, along with I-795.

Ellin told us he's represented clients in five wrecks, at times simply because of proximity.

“I had one one day where they just literally walked out of their car and came and knocked on our door and said, 'Can you represent me? I'm right out front, just had the accident," Ellin recalled.

So far this year seven crashes have been recorded there, according to Maryland State Police data. Five of them resulted in injury, fortunately no fatalities.