Something hit the windscreen and the crew stopped to check the vehicle - which meant they were out when the tree fell. A St John crew hopped out to check their ambulance, then a tree toppled onto the vehicle. OHOPE VOLUNTEER FIRE BRIGADE The ambulance was travelling back to the Ōpotiki ambulance base on on Tuesday evening when it was struck. It was about 10.10pm when the ambulance was struck, near the intersection of Ōhope Rd and Burma Rd, a police spokeswoman said. ​"Thankfully nobody was injured," a post from the Ōhope brigade said.

Source: Stuff December 17, 2019 22:18 UTC