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Baby hurt as ambulance overturns | Baby hurt as ambulance overturns |
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An ambulance carrying a seriously ill baby on an emergency journey has overturned on an icy motorway. | |
The accident happened on Sunday morning at the junction of the M62 and M621 at Gildersome, just outside Leeds. | The accident happened on Sunday morning at the junction of the M62 and M621 at Gildersome, just outside Leeds. |
The ambulance, travelling from Preston to Leeds, crashed near the scene of two earlier accidents and police said ice on the road may have been a factor. | |
The baby was taken on to Leeds General Infirmary in another ambulance. The crew was treated for shock. | The baby was taken on to Leeds General Infirmary in another ambulance. The crew was treated for shock. |
A Yorkshire Ambulance Service spokesman confirmed the ambulance was one of theirs. | A Yorkshire Ambulance Service spokesman confirmed the ambulance was one of theirs. |
It was providing emergency transport, bringing the baby from Preston to Leeds General Infirmary. | |
There was a medical team from the hospital on board as well as the ambulance crew. All were shocked but uninjured. | There was a medical team from the hospital on board as well as the ambulance crew. All were shocked but uninjured. |
A hospital spokesman said the child was "critical but stable" but he could not say whether the accident had affected the child's overall condition. | |
He said it was being moved to Leeds from Preston for specialist treatment because of its condition. | |
The sex and age of the infant have not been released. |