Five staffers attached to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) are now seeking medical attention at their workplace after the ambulance they were in while on duty, slammed into a minibus this afternoon.
The accident occurred along Camp and Lamaha Streets, Georgetown.
INews understands that two attendants, two nurses and the driver of the ambulance (PSS 654) were injured while they were transporting a patient from the GPHC to the St Joseph Mercy Hospital.
A source told INews this afternoon that the patient who was inside of the ambulance escaped major injuries and “is safe”.
Meanwhile, passengers who were inside of the minibus when the collision took place are reported to have sustained injuries as well, with one woman suffering a broken arm.
Others sustained injuries about their bodies, mainly to their heads and faces.
Investigations are presently on-going into the matter.