Ambulance transporting cardiac arrest patient crashes in Chania, overturns; patient dead, three injured

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In brief

How it came to this

CrashAmbulance collides with car at intersection outside DEYACH, overturns.
RescueFire service arrives with three vehicles, begins extrication.
ExtricationPatient extricated, found unconscious; paramedics and driver freed.
Hospital transportAll injured taken to Chania General Hospital 'Agios Georgios'.

The collision

On Sunday, 19 July 2026, at 7:30 am, an EKAB ambulance transporting a patient collided with a private car at the intersection outside DEYACH on Mourión Avenue in Chania, Crete. The ambulance was heading to Chania General Hospital "Agios Georgios". The impact was severe, causing the ambulance to overturn. The patient, a man who had suffered cardiac arrest, was receiving CPR from a paramedic at the moment of the crash.

Rescue and casualties

The Fire Service dispatched three vehicles to the scene and extricated the occupants. The patient was found unconscious and later pronounced dead. Hospital director George Beas told Cretalive that the patient died from cardiac arrest.

“The patient died from cardiac arrest.”

George Beas, director of Chania Hospital

It remains unclear whether the crash contributed to the death. Both paramedics were injured: one was in shock, the other sustained a chest injury and was hospitalized for precaution. The driver of the private car, a nurse at Chania Hospital who was leaving a night shift, suffered minor injuries. All were taken to the same hospital.

Investigation

The Chania Traffic Police are conducting a preliminary investigation to determine the exact circumstances of the collision. No further details have been released.