Two Cruise autonomous vehicles stopped in traffic lanes on August 14, 2023 in San Francisco, allegedly delaying an ambulance transporting a pedestrian with life-threatening injuries who later died at the hospital, though Cruise disputes that its vehicles impeded the ambulance.
- Date of incident
- 2023-08-14
- Location
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Sources
- 2
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How the event developed
- 2023-09-05Report
Two Cruise autonomous vehicles stopped in traffic lanes on August 14, 2023 in San Francisco, allegedly delaying an ambulance transporting a pedestrian with life-threatening injuries who later died at the hospital, though Cruise disputes that its vehicles impeded the ambulance.
theguardian.com - 2023-09-07Follow-up
a person, 69, was struck by a vehicle at Seventh and Harrison streets in San Francisco and later died of his injuries; the San Francisco Fire Department alleged a Cruise robotaxi blocked their ambulance from transporting him, a claim Cruise disputes.
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- theguardian.comTwo Cruise autonomous vehicles stopped in traffic lanes on August 14, 2023 in San Francisco, allegedly delaying an ambulance transporting a pedestrian with life-threatening injuries who later died at the hospital, though Cruise disputes that its vehicles impeded the ambulance.2023-09-05copy 2026-09-04tier 1
- sfstandard.coma person, 69, was struck by a vehicle at Seventh and Harrison streets in San Francisco and later died of his injuries; the San Francisco Fire Department alleged a Cruise robotaxi blocked their ambulance from transporting him, a claim Cruise disputes.2023-09-07copy 2026-09-04tier 2
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