History Main / DeathByAmbulance

* The WidgetSeries ''Zombie Versus Ambulance'' kind of zig-zags this trope, as you do use the ambulance to run down zombies, but you can also rescue people who haven't quite passed over into un-death.

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* In Han Nolan's ''{{Literature/Dancing On The Edge}}'', the mother of protagonist Miracle was hit by an ambulance while pregnant, and while they were unable to save her mother they were able to save Miracle herself. Later on we learn her mother was actually trying to commit suicide and jumped in front of the ambulance.

* In the ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto'' series, the ambulance has a tendency to run ''you'' over if you stand too close to a wounded pedestrian. The first couple of times this happens you chalk it up to coincidence, but eventually you get the feeling it's driven by LaserGuidedKarma. Of course, none of this is a patch on [[VideogameCrueltyPotential the carnage that can result]] if you're behind the ambulance's wheel yourself..

When an ambulance runs down a pedestrian, it's a sign that things have fallen apart or whatever God in charge has taken a darkly comedic turn.

* In the 1980s nuclear BritCom ''WhoopsApocalypse'', there's a scene where U.S. President Johnny Cyclops, up for re-election, has been advised to fake an injury to gain sympathy and votes. The ambulance rushing him to hospital runs down and kills his political rival.

* An ambulance is used to abduct people and steal their organs in the 1990 thriller ''The Ambulance''. The same scenario takes place in the 1979 german film ''Fleisch'' (Meat).

* In Han Nolan's ''{{Literature/Dancing On The Edge}}'', the mother of protagonist Miracle was hit by an ambulance while pregnant, and while they were unable to save her mother they were able to save Miracle herself. [[spoiler:Later on we learn her mother was actually trying to commit suicide and jumped in front of the ambulance]].

* ''Film/{{Dawn of the Dead|2004}}'' (2004), when the heroine's gun-toting neighbor is run down by a passing ambulance.

* ''Film/DawnOfTheDead2004'', when the heroine's gun-toting neighbor is run down by a passing ambulance.

* ''Film/DawnOfTheDead2004'', when the heroine's gun-toting neighbor is run down by a passing ambulance.

* ''Film/{{Dawn of the Dead|2004}}'' (2004), when the heroine's gun-toting neighbor is run down by a passing ambulance.

* In Han Nolan's ''Dancing On The Edge'', the mother of protagonist Miracle was hit by an ambulance while pregnant, and while they were unable to save her mother they were able to save Miracle herself. [[spoiler:Later on we learn her mother was actually trying to commit suicide and jumped in front of the ambulance]].

* ''Film/DawnOfTheDead2004'', when the heroine's gun-toting neighbor is run down by a passing ambulance.

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9YomrQElzo This]] clip from VideoGame/DayZ shows that just because there's a red cross on the side doesn't mean its coming to heal you...

[[AmbulanceCut The ambulance rushing to the aid of the injured]] is a staple of any action show, a sign of hope or a proof that everything is "going to be okay", civilization is working.

* ''Film/DawnOfTheDead2004'', when the heroine's gun-toting neighbor is run down by a passing ambulance.

* In the ''GrandTheftAuto'' series, the ambulance has a tendency to run ''you'' over if you stand too close to a wounded pedestrian. The first couple of times this happens you chalk it up to coincidence, but eventually you get the feeling it's driven by LaserGuidedKarma. Of course, none of this is a patch on [[VideogameCrueltyPotential the carnage that can result]] if you're behind the ambulance's wheel yourself..

* ''DawnOfTheDead'', when the heroine's gun-toting neighbor is run down by a passing ambulance.

* In the 1980s nuclear BritCom ''WhoopsApocalypse'', there's a scene where U.S. President Johnny Cyclops, up for re-election, has been advised to fake an injury to gain sympathy and votes. Ironically, the ambulance rushing him to hospital runs down and kills his political rival.

* ''RunLolaRun'', by the same ambulance that destroys the SheetOfGlass.

* A variant occurs in ''The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction'': there are side-missions where you must pick up an ambulance, and rush the wounded occupant to a hospital. You do this by sprinting across the city, through busy traffic and pedestrians, likely causing more loss of life than you actually saved.

* You can still run people over in the ambulance mini-game in the ''GrandTheftAuto'' series. The ambulance also has a tendency to run ''you'' over if you stand too close to a wounded pedestrian.

The ambulance rushing to the aid of the dead or injured is a staple of any action show, a sign of hope or a proof that everything is "going to be okay", civilization is working.