LAFD rescue ambulance 11888 on Alvarado Street near MacArthur Park, Los Angeles. [Photo: Junkyardsparkle] Paramedics stated that all rescue ambulances in that area were busy and unavailable.

The ambulance was struck broadside by a pickup truck at Van Nuys Boulevard and San Fernando Road around 12:35 a.m. Sunday, according to the L.A. Fire Department.