A patient transfer ambulance parked on the side of Lauriston Road at Lauriston was side-swiped by a passing tip truck and trailer last Tuesday afternoon.
The incident happened shortly after 2pm as the crew of the transfer ambulance were preparing to pick up a patient when the passing truck struck the vehicle on a downhill section of road.
The crew from the Royal Flying Doctor ambulance were not injured.
CFA volunteer brigades from Kyneton and Malmsbury attended, removing oxygen cylinders from behind crushed panels and isolating the vehicle’s electrical system.
Police interviewed the driver of the truck who stopped about 500 metres past the collision scene.
The driver’s licence was suspended at the time of the incident. He will be charged on summons for driving while suspended, failing to stay in a marked lane and careless driving.
