High-speed collision involving Winnipeg ambulance leads to impaired driving charges

Winnipeg police say a high-speed collision involving a 19-year-old driver and an ambulance has led to impaired driving charges.

On Saturday at 4 a.m., police say a Toyota Matrix was operating at a high rate of speed northbound on Plessis Road approaching Regent Avenue West.

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When it entered the intersection at a red light, the car struck an ambulance that was travelling westbound for a service call.

Police say the collision caused substantial damage to the ambulance and forced it to spin and face northbound on Plessis.

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The occupants of the car were taken to the hopsital where they were treated and released. Meanwhile, the involved paramedics were assessed a the scene.

A 19-year-old man from Winnipeg is now facing an impaired driving charge.