'It's not just high speeds, it's the little things...'

One quarter of accidents are caused by hitting stationary objects.

Almost one quarter of the 2,295 collisions happened after ambulances hit a stationary vehicle or 'object', the figures obtained by a Freedom of Information request by the YEP show.

And 117 trust vehicles were hit while parked during the two-year period.

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Some 221 of the crashes occurred after an ambulance “reversed into a stationary object” or vehicle, the figures show.

Yorkshire paramedic Steve Krebs said he believed the majority of the collisions would likely have been minor bumps or scrapes at low speeds, which he says can be difficult to avoid in high-pressure situations on busy roads.

“It’s not just about high speed stuff, it’s little things like going through narrow streets or misjudging things slightly through tiredness. There is also the environment, wind, snow, ice and rain.”

Across the county, one fifth of the total number of collisions happened in the Leeds, Bradford and Airedale district.