Re: Extrication practice???

"Scott Millington" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> I have not verified the "story" behnd the pictures presented in the
> link below.  I must however wonder if this is the actual truth since
> (besides the obvious overkill) police cars with "8" as the identifier
> are used here in *Stockholm*.
>
> http://www.pppress.se/images/PPKLIPP-20031112/index.asp As the text is
> in swedish I will do a quick translation.
>
> "The Police car shown in the picture was in a minor accident on
> Agnesfridsvägen in Malmö.  One injured person had taken a seat in the
> back of the police car while awaiting the arrival of an ambulance.
> The person was originally in the other car and walked on his own to
> the police car.  When the ambulance arrived the patient complained of
> neck pain, then the crew ordered the police car roof removed.
> According to reports the patinet was finally extracted by cutting off
> the back door.  The vehicle was brand new and had not yet gone 1000km.
> Damage is estimated at 350000:- by the police motorpool.  The justice
> department is self insured so the money will be taken from some other
> programs."
>
> Makes for a GREAT story ;)
>
> Scott "Swedish Taxpayer - for now" Millington

Couldn't have they used a KED? Would have been much cheaper.