A motorist drowned and died after getting bumped into a drain by an ambulance that ran a red light at a crossing in central China.

In the two dash cam footages from the driver's car, the 60-year-old motorist can be seen driving normally at the crossing in Wuhan, Hubei province, tapping his brake and moving on, with the traffic light straight ahead of him flashing green, indicating 13 seconds left. When the green light jumped to 10 seconds, the body of the private car shook violently, flipped over and then fell into the roadside ditch about 1.15 meters deep.

According to the driver's son, what happened was that an ambulance ran a red light to bring a patient to the hospital. The ambulance hit the other car, pushing it into the ditch.

Firefighters pulled the white car out 37 minutes after the crash but the driver was already dead. The medical examination showed that he died by drowning.

The ambulance involved in the accident belongs to Wuhan Dongxihu Emergency Center. The head of the centre said there were six people in the ambulance, one critically ill patient, one family member, a doctor, a nurse, a stretcher bearer and a driver. After the accident, the driver tried to get into the water but failed to save the man; the doctor from the hospital worried about his patient's condition and did not go into the water; the nurse was injured in the crash, breaking her rib. The stretcher bearer also did get into the ditch to help the driver..

Mr. Shen said that after the accident, the ambulance staff did not actively rescue his father so he eventually died.

On December 26, the Dongxihu District emergency Center in Wuhan said the ambulance driver had gotten into the water trying to help. He failed to save the driver though because the car had flipped over. The medical staff of the ambulance have been suspended for investigation.

The emergency center said that "we will not escape responsibility, the case remains to be determined by the traffic police.”

The video was filmed on December 16 and provided by local media with permission.

12月16日中午1时11分，湖北武汉市东西湖区东西湖大道与兴工六路交会处，60岁的沈某光驾驶白色私家车在兴工六路上行驶。临近十字路口时，他正常行驶轻踩刹车后继续前行，此时视线正前方的交通灯亮着绿灯，显示还剩13秒。当绿灯跳至10秒时，私家车车身猛烈抖动、翻转，随后坠入路旁深约1.15米的沟渠中。车祸发生37分钟后，消防员将沈某光救出，已无生命体征。死亡医学证明书上载明了死亡原因：溺亡。
肇事救护车隶属于武汉市东西湖区急救中心。该中心负责人称，救护车上有6人，一名重症患者，一名家属，一名医生，一名护士，一名担架员，一名司机。车祸发生后，司机懵了，在他电话指导下，才下水救人，但没救成功；来自卫生院的医生担心患者病情，没下水；护士一根肋骨骨折，蹲在地上；听“吆喝”的担架员没收到医生护士的指令，没下水。
据沈某光儿子沈先生称，因事发时救护车有病人，救护车闯过红灯行驶，沈某光的车辆正常通过红绿灯路口时被救护车撞击车辆失控冲入路边水沟。沈先生介绍，事故发生后救护车上部分人员可以自主活动但未积极施救，其父亲最终溺亡。
12月26日，武汉东西湖区急救中心回应称，事发后司机曾下水救援但因车辆倒扣救人未果，涉事司机系第三方公司人员，医护人员已暂停职务接受调查。该急救中心相关负责人常先生介绍，“我们不会去逃避责任，下一步怎么处理，还需要交警责任认定书出来后再做决定。”