@@CandyKoRn there may be many reasons that they would send a HEMS RRV as opposed to a helicopter, and by the looks of this incident it was due to low visibility
Good to see the barrier doing it’s job. Granted I appreciate it took 2 barriers to stop the truck, but considering they are not designed for a 90 degree hit and any barrier will struggle to stop a vehicle of that weight and size the fact the 2nd barrier prevented a full crossover is impressive. Yes it’s deflected into the opposite carriageway, but that’s what it’s designed to, deflect up to 9 ft to absorb the energy. Luckily no one seriously hurt, sure there’s a leak from the truck, across all lanes which will need tiding up, and a lane 3 closure that would of been on for a good few hrs while barrier was repaired, but all in all a good job. Nice catch.
10:04 Finally, a Police SUV in my County that looks good as a Police Car, I've been stuck looking a Vauxhall Astras for the last 5 years, I hope they get some of the Volvos for my area :) Edit- I forgot about BMW X5 Police cars, they are cool too
The standard ARVs in GMP have been X5s for several years but we're just starting to use XC90s. The main difference is the engine. 3-litre, 6 cylinder and 250 bhp. The Volvos are 2-litre, 4 cylinder and around 200 bhp so less performance. But, l think the Volvos are lighter and mild hybrid.
I drove past on the E/B just after it happened and how more people wasn’t hurt is a miracle. The driver must have had a medical issue and I hope he’s ok now
I'm sure there must of been a fair number of people stuck wondering "Oh what is the bloody hold up this time". A lorry encroaching on the second lane of the opposite carriageway... I think most people would be understanding for the delay upon seeing that!
The start of a crash barrier is sometimes slopped down with a concrete end piece, if a HGV goes off the road just before that point the front axle rides up on top of the barrier and the driver looses steering. Clearly some else has gone wrong in this case and with all incidents it's a chain of events that cause them. The cab of the cement bulk truck does look intact so it could be a medical issue that caused the crash. I just hope the driver is/will be OK. Early in the vid it did look like some vehicles on the left lane had nosed to tail, but on opening they all cleared OK. Some some good driving there. Did like the new colour scheme of the HEMS car, I just wonder if the driving public are aware of it, though the blue lights and sirens should give them a clue. Pity about the flat rear tyre though. Thanks for posting, stay safe.
Great catch, and nice HEMS car, but at 11:07 does it have a rear passenger side flat tyre? Seems like they're nursing it down the shoulder? Could be wrong
thoughts and prayers for everyone involved in whatever way. We are very blessed in UK with all of our emergency and response services in all the roles they play, be it on the land, sea or in the air 👍✌💖🙏
Non emergency patient transport vehicle. Usually used to take people to and from appointments and discharge home from hospital. I'm guessing they stopped to help before the emergency ambulance arrived as they are trained in first aid.
Lots of reasons. Helicopter might be down for repairs, weather conditions are too bad to fly, no pilot available, etc. Having the car means you can still get a trauma team to the scene even without the helicopter. The car is used for RTCs all the time.
Four response cars and one stretcher unit for one patient? Somebody needs to either work on their sitreps or there needs to have resource allocations reviewed. Just an observation.
One response care would have been for the APP, one for the Duty Officer, one for the HEMS team and then another one would have been for a rapid responder most likely.
@@999_UK You see more of the heli but only cause it has not been caught before does not mean its rare say for instance I don't think USAR TRU has been caught responding and that isn't to rare but I know a lot of people would think it is because USAR comes to mind and you think wow never seen that before must be rare say for instance you must see the HEMS Helicopter more on the internet than the car but it gets used a bit, honest! :D
Helicopter emergency medical service. During night hours and other times when the helicopter can’t fly/is unavailable the HEMS responds in a ground vehicle
Probably stating the obvious, but with the irresponsible introduction of Smart-Motorways, how would the Emergency Services be able to reach the incident, when the Hard Shoulder is full of Traffic?
And that is why we need to keep the hard shoulder.life traffic should not use them as part of motorway .just think how hard it would have been for 999 crews.
It's the air ambulance team. The road vehicles, used to be just used at night, when the air ambulance cannot fly. But the team in a road vehicle are getting used more, in addition to the helicopter.
Helicopter Emergency Medical Service. They have the XC90 for when the Helicopter cannot fly for any reason or if the Heli can't reach said location but the trauma doctors are still needed.
So when HEMS cant use there helicopter due to maintenance issue or they cant land anywhere near the scene they will drive the HEMS car to the incident instead
Helicopter Emergency Medical Service rapid response vehicle which is mainly used when the helicopter can't fly, it carries a trauma doctor and paramedic to provide the urgent care that the patient would receive after arriving at hospital on the roadside.
Air Ambulance fly 24/7, even at night. The HEMS car is sent just to assess if there is a need for the Heli. More often than not the Heli will be dispatched but only 10% of cases result in heli transportation to hospital.
The only place I can think of off the top of my head where they don't fly at night is in London because it's a built up city and dangerous, they fly 24/7 in most areas.
PE Energy Solutions Limited sorry but that is so totally incorrect. The ambulance crews on scene have already assessed the needs of the patient, there’s no point wasting time sending a HEMS car to do it all again. The car is used when the helicopter is unavailable (ie. down for repairs, unable to fly due to weather, no pilot available etc.) or the helicopter has no place to land, or sometimes if it is obvious that the patient won’t need a helicopter ride to hospital (land ambulance is sometimes quicker).
@@jackllewellyn746 yes and no. Often the ground vehicle is there first so they do need to assess the critical nature of the incident. Yes they would be sent if the heli has no safe landing spot or it can sometimes be quicker by car. Very rarely is the heli unserviceable or there is no pilot. All shifts are covered by aircrew and maintenance is always ongoing.
@@peenergysolutionslimited8903 you way off there mate. The hems car is sent if the heli can't fly for any reason but a trauma doctor may still be required that's when they send the car or the car could be closer and it wouldn't make sense for them to get the heli ready if the car is nearby the incident. Being a fast way to the hospital isn't the only reason hems are called they are called mostly because of the equipment and heavy meds they carry.
This shows that smart motorways are not smart they are dumb motorways. When will this government learn from their mistakes the evidence is in front of their eyes.
@@georgetomlinson9922 I know it's not a smart motorway this is why I was writing smart motorways are dumb as you can see the hard shoulder is available for emergency services.
Not so much a problem in day time, but imagine at night, all those warning lights flashing randomly, impossible for any approaching motorists to assess (although the MW was probably closed, its the principle that I'm on about). Now, if each EV had a set of warning lights that flashed simultaneously, instead of randomly like Christmas lights, the scene would be much easier to 'read' by any on-coming with each vehicle clearly identified and 'trackable' as to any change of relative distance. Drivers could assess the scene quickly, and react promptly with good decisions. Compare this signal for clarity and ease of tracking (a solitary ambulance, admittedly, but it illustrates an excellent design of unitary identification and easy tracking and distance assessment. ruclips.net/video/ZgkmLgh520U/видео.html
@@999_UK Good video chap. I get the rarity aspect of the HEMS vehicle. But why do the heli team have such a vehicle, surely normal emergency vehicles could be used at night or during maintenance on the helicopter. My belief is Helicopters offer rapid attendance, that's why we have them. Curious.
HEMS - Helicopter Emergency Medical Services. This is their car that they have. They sent it probably cause it was close by and no need to send the helicopter.
That was a bulk powder carrier, most likely cement and they work fairly local. The sleep issue is more for the long haul drivers and even then we are quite capable of driving longer hours than allowed. Take car drivers etc. who work in a high pressure environment all day, THEN drive home their day with the commute can be 14-16 hrs. Plus they could also have a working lunch.
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An incident like this has the potential to be very complicated. Well captured footage - and also nice blue HEMS vehicle!
What the hell is a HEMS car ?
@@RebelsInc969 Helicopter Emergency Medical Services :)
@@CobraEmergency I'm guessing no helicopter was actually needed here?
@@CandyKoRn there may be many reasons that they would send a HEMS RRV as opposed to a helicopter, and by the looks of this incident it was due to low visibility
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If this was a smart motorway you would still be waiting for the emergency services to get through the traffic
Very true
@@999_UK I'm rather sure they would close a lane to allow for Access or once the road is shut allow them to go the wrong way (reverse Access)
@@squidgyjack would have to be reverse access or they close the road back to a junction that way the whole strip of road is cleared
Good point. Not smart at all.
Nothing smart about them "dumb motorway".
Mad to see so many Volvo, use to be like that in the 90/00s but more BMW now.
I bet the guy in the red Vauxhall (fire service?) car was envying the cooler Volvos and BMWs...
Good to see the barrier doing it’s job. Granted I appreciate it took 2 barriers to stop the truck, but considering they are not designed for a 90 degree hit and any barrier will struggle to stop a vehicle of that weight and size the fact the 2nd barrier prevented a full crossover is impressive.
Yes it’s deflected into the opposite carriageway, but that’s what it’s designed to, deflect up to 9 ft to absorb the energy. Luckily no one seriously hurt, sure there’s a leak from the truck, across all lanes which will need tiding up, and a lane 3 closure that would of been on for a good few hrs while barrier was repaired, but all in all a good job.
Nice catch.
10:04 Finally, a Police SUV in my County that looks good as a Police Car, I've been stuck looking a Vauxhall Astras for the last 5 years, I hope they get some of the Volvos for my area :)
Edit- I forgot about BMW X5 Police cars, they are cool too
But you have to admit that Volvo looks amazing compared to the X5 since aren’t X5’s normally used a ARV’s
The standard ARVs in GMP have been X5s for several years but we're just starting to use XC90s. The main difference is the engine. 3-litre, 6 cylinder and 250 bhp. The Volvos are 2-litre, 4 cylinder and around 200 bhp so less performance. But, l think the Volvos are lighter and mild hybrid.
6:36 makes a great picture!
Excellent footage mate, i hope all went well on that incident. 👍🏻🧑🏻🚒🚑🚓
These Volvo emergency vehicles are sick!😍
I drove past on the E/B just after it happened and how more people wasn’t hurt is a miracle. The driver must have had a medical issue and I hope he’s ok now
I'm sure there must of been a fair number of people stuck wondering "Oh what is the bloody hold up this time".
A lorry encroaching on the second lane of the opposite carriageway... I think most people would be understanding for the delay upon seeing that!
That grey Volvo looks awesome! 🚔
So nice seeing Volvo’s being used again for emergency services instead of the ubiquitous BMW 3/5 series!
The start of a crash barrier is sometimes slopped down with a concrete end piece, if a HGV goes off the road just before that point the front axle rides up on top of the barrier and the driver looses steering. Clearly some else has gone wrong in this case and with all incidents it's a chain of events that cause them. The cab of the cement bulk truck does look intact so it could be a medical issue that caused the crash. I just hope the driver is/will be OK.
Early in the vid it did look like some vehicles on the left lane had nosed to tail, but on opening they all cleared OK. Some some good driving there.
Did like the new colour scheme of the HEMS car, I just wonder if the driving public are aware of it, though the blue lights and sirens should give them a clue. Pity about the flat rear tyre though.
Thanks for posting, stay safe.
Great footage mate never see a Hems that colour before first for me
Bobby from Belfast
Loving the v90s.
dang I didn't expect those Volvo's, where I live we only have them Vauxhall's
About time we had a change from Astra's
@@qlus Lmao yea
Yes same we do I live on redditch so There is a lot of them .
If I ever win the lottery it’s all going to hems, they don’t get payed when they should big live to the hems services 🖤
i need it more bathroom taps need gold plateing
Nice catch! Hope whoever is involved in the accident is okay
Same
Great catch, and nice HEMS car, but at 11:07 does it have a rear passenger side flat tyre? Seems like they're nursing it down the shoulder? Could be wrong
All of a sudden Volvos coming back in a big way after such a long time with BMW dominance
Nice video! Cheers from 🇺🇸
Great vid i love the colours on the Volvo that spot seems to get you loads of catches keep up the great work 👍🏻😀
hope the driver ok it doesn't matter what colour the cars are
thoughts and prayers for everyone involved in whatever way. We are very blessed in UK with all of our emergency and response services in all the roles they play, be it on the land, sea or in the air 👍✌💖🙏
They are incredible...
8:06 IS THAT AN EVO 4!!😍👀
Great thumbnail, a very good video
I might be wrong. But it looks like the Air Ambulance vehicle has N/S/R flat tyre
Awesome catches!!
Thankyou
14:41 holy crap I didn’t notice that he actually took the guard rail with him
@@jimseaney7032 no he did not. Don’t k ow why you would say that.. disgusting. www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/news/m2-closed-after-serious-crash-242907/
10:30 gj70 vpm. See the driver with his phone out the window.
Wow yh i see thats mad
Excellent catches
Great catches mate !
Looks like the lorry crash has caused the motorway to a standstill I wonder what caused the truck to end up here
Aren't the hems based out of Rochester pretty much next to this accident?
They are yes but the Rochester crew were at a call in Chatham so Redhill were sent by road instead
They have an air base there but all operations and vehicles run out of Redhill now
Great Video. Please could you do one of the recovery of the HGV and the repair work?
I was planning on it but i got moved on by a very stubborn PCSO
What kind of ambulance is this at 02.47 without lights and stuff?
Non emergency patient transport vehicle. Usually used to take people to and from appointments and discharge home from hospital.
I'm guessing they stopped to help before the emergency ambulance arrived as they are trained in first aid.
Looks like it took out a lamppost on the left hand side of the road first. Or is that a coincidence?
What is HEMS used for?
Awesome catch mate!
What emergency service is the first one? (The one with green and white markings on)
Air ambulance (HEMS) car
999 UK Am I an idiot for asking why does air ambulance have ground response vehicle? Was it just because the crash was close to where they are based?
@@mattrowlands5751 the Heli can't be ready 24/7
Lots of reasons. Helicopter might be down for repairs, weather conditions are too bad to fly, no pilot available, etc. Having the car means you can still get a trauma team to the scene even without the helicopter. The car is used for RTCs all the time.
The air ambulance doctors have the heavy meds on them that the paramedics don't.
Can't people keep their children quiet and under control... that is a serious accident!! Respect please..
Asleep at the wheel or some medical condition?
Drink and drug's
Front tyre blowout on tanker.?
Cut up by an Audi/Bmw driver😠
Looking at how far it’s travelled it’s either asleep at wheel or medical condition
Could be anything looks like the front tires blown though so potentially a loss of control from that.
Four response cars and one stretcher unit for one patient? Somebody needs to either work on their sitreps or there needs to have resource allocations reviewed. Just an observation.
One response care would have been for the APP, one for the Duty Officer, one for the HEMS team and then another one would have been for a rapid responder most likely.
How do we know there’s on patient? Could be minor injuries that have already been treated or some patients may have already left for hospital...
@@jackllewellyn746 Now there's a good point. I was perhaps relying too much on the description regarding the driver, assuming there was one patient.
Great video !
Good video, Don't think the HEMS car is to rare though! :D
Yeah They Usually Use The Helicopter For Missions, so Catching The Car On Scene is lucky 😎🆘
@@bluelightmedia-ukemergency9280 Yup!!
No one had caught it before
@@999_UK doesn't mean that's its rare, the car is actually used often and seen at jobs. Spotters too quick to label things rare.
@@999_UK You see more of the heli but only cause it has not been caught before does not mean its rare say for instance I don't think USAR TRU has been caught responding and that isn't to rare but I know a lot of people would think it is because USAR comes to mind and you think wow never seen that before must be rare say for instance you must see the HEMS Helicopter more on the internet than the car but it gets used a bit, honest! :D
Nice video mate!
This site sys it is 999 UK. So where do you get "plowed" from. Please use English.
Sys please use English
*says
Why did the cops close the other side of the highway?
what’s HEMS btw? never herd of it lol. is it like air ambulance team but with cars aswell?
Helicopter emergency medical service. During night hours and other times when the helicopter can’t fly/is unavailable the HEMS responds in a ground vehicle
cheers mate
4to 1 lanes out of it ......
Total nightmare !!!!!
Hey what's a HEMS car and what's it purpose?
Great video mate
Good work put into vid good content nice work ace
Probably stating the obvious, but with the irresponsible introduction of Smart-Motorways, how would the Emergency Services be able to reach the incident, when the Hard Shoulder is full of Traffic?
And that is why we need to keep the hard shoulder.life traffic should not use them as part of motorway .just think how hard it would have been for 999 crews.
12:30 those cones genuinely trigger me
I’m Norwegian, can someone explain what an HEMS car is?
It's the air ambulance team. The road vehicles, used to be just used at night, when the air ambulance cannot fly.
But the team in a road vehicle are getting used more, in addition to the helicopter.
Hems, is Helicopter Emergency Medical Service.
Helicopter Emergency Medical Service. They have the XC90 for when the Helicopter cannot fly for any reason or if the Heli can't reach said location but the trauma doctors are still needed.
😉😉 Nice One
Awesome!
Pretty sure thats a cement powder trailer so the truck and trailer should be pretty safe
What is a hems never heard of them please....
HEMS stands for Helicopter Emergency Medical Service
i don’t see why the traffic can’t carry on moving on the left to be honest.
Ikr
What is a HEMS car
What is a hems?
helicopter emergency medical service
nice video ! good job
i only see one vehicle in involved ?
Nice one I subscribed
I know that guy in the red chief vehicle at the start the vauxhall he lives near my house and he takes that fire vehicle home.
Can someone explain what the HEMS car is? Other than a pretty Volvo lol
So when HEMS cant use there helicopter due to maintenance issue or they cant land anywhere near the scene they will drive the HEMS car to the incident instead
@@999_UK thank you very much, I had an idea but wasn’t certain. Looks very smart that’s for sure
Yes it does and no problem happy to help
Helicopter Emergancey Medical Service HEMS
@Diane Morgan Read description
The way the hems guy looked at you filming it's not good
Ahem... It's ploughed.......and it's Surrey.
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Ambulance with no warning lights??
Non-emergency Patient Transport Ambulance operated by G4s
What’s a hems unit?
Air Ambulance RRV basically. Its the volvo with the blue and white battenburg
@@georgetomlinson9922 ohhh thanks
What’s a HEMS car?
A air ambulance car
Helicopter Emergency Service
Helicopter Emergency Medical Service rapid response vehicle which is mainly used when the helicopter can't fly, it carries a trauma doctor and paramedic to provide the urgent care that the patient would receive after arriving at hospital on the roadside.
Why do they have to park all over the place tho
What could have happened is it that good proper
@ 9:19 can the Ambulance officer please advise the guy (who appears to have Pips on his shoulder) how to wear a mask correctly.
It’s not a very rare hems car, hems doesn’t fly at night or the helicopter could be on another job or even being serviced
Air Ambulance fly 24/7, even at night. The HEMS car is sent just to assess if there is a need for the Heli. More often than not the Heli will be dispatched but only 10% of cases result in heli transportation to hospital.
The only place I can think of off the top of my head where they don't fly at night is in London because it's a built up city and dangerous, they fly 24/7 in most areas.
PE Energy Solutions Limited sorry but that is so totally incorrect. The ambulance crews on scene have already assessed the needs of the patient, there’s no point wasting time sending a HEMS car to do it all again.
The car is used when the helicopter is unavailable (ie. down for repairs, unable to fly due to weather, no pilot available etc.) or the helicopter has no place to land, or sometimes if it is obvious that the patient won’t need a helicopter ride to hospital (land ambulance is sometimes quicker).
@@jackllewellyn746 yes and no. Often the ground vehicle is there first so they do need to assess the critical nature of the incident. Yes they would be sent if the heli has no safe landing spot or it can sometimes be quicker by car. Very rarely is the heli unserviceable or there is no pilot. All shifts are covered by aircrew and maintenance is always ongoing.
@@peenergysolutionslimited8903 you way off there mate. The hems car is sent if the heli can't fly for any reason but a trauma doctor may still be required that's when they send the car or the car could be closer and it wouldn't make sense for them to get the heli ready if the car is nearby the incident. Being a fast way to the hospital isn't the only reason hems are called they are called mostly because of the equipment and heavy meds they carry.
Where's the pole
This shows that smart motorways are not smart they are dumb motorways. When will this government learn from their mistakes the evidence is in front of their eyes.
This isn't a smart motorway tho. Smart Motorways don't have hardshoulders this could have been much worse than it was.
@@georgetomlinson9922 I know it's not a smart motorway this is why I was writing smart motorways are dumb as you can see the hard shoulder is available for emergency services.
Why such an old insignia for the fire car? Owning one of these I know what problems they suffer lol
What are they?
I have an 11 plate insignia from new and the only problem I've ever had is a hole in the radiator 🤣
@@mathewcolman813 you must have had a good one then lol
What happened
Pretty clear what's happened
This is why nobody likes smart motorways
Not so much a problem in day time, but imagine at night, all those warning lights flashing randomly, impossible for any approaching motorists to assess (although the MW was probably closed, its the principle that I'm on about). Now, if each EV had a set of warning lights that flashed simultaneously, instead of randomly like Christmas lights, the scene would be much easier to 'read' by any on-coming with each vehicle clearly identified and 'trackable' as to any change of relative distance. Drivers could assess the scene quickly, and react promptly with good decisions. Compare this signal for clarity and ease of tracking (a solitary ambulance, admittedly, but it illustrates an excellent design of unitary identification and easy tracking and distance assessment. ruclips.net/video/ZgkmLgh520U/видео.html
Nice video 🔥🔥🚒🚒🚒🚨🚨👮👮🚔🚔🚑🚑
Instead of taking the time to film emergency crews and their vehicles why not spend it volunteering for them?
I do
@@999_UK Good video chap. I get the rarity aspect of the HEMS vehicle. But why do the heli team have such a vehicle, surely normal emergency vehicles could be used at night or during maintenance on the helicopter. My belief is Helicopters offer rapid attendance, that's why we have them. Curious.
That didnt look very good at all.
Wuts a HEMS car
Air ambulance.
HEMS - Helicopter Emergency Medical Services. This is their car that they have. They sent it probably cause it was close by and no need to send the helicopter.
@@999EmergencyResponses thanks
@@squidmonkey8471 No a problem mate! :D
Probably happened because hgvs are not allowed to take their daily rest in Kent. Driver fell asleep
Incorrect
That was a bulk powder carrier, most likely cement and they work fairly local. The sleep issue is more for the long haul drivers and even then we are quite capable of driving longer hours than allowed. Take car drivers etc. who work in a high pressure environment all day, THEN drive home their day with the commute can be 14-16 hrs. Plus they could also have a working lunch.
It's not a long haul job though cement isn't usually taken long distances
Driver did NOT fall asleep, It was a medical condition come on suddenly
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What is the purpose of the Hems unit?
To provide hospital grade care on the road side by a Trauma Doctor and Trauma Paramedic