"Geländeretter". All-terrain rescuers.

The medical services of Fraport AG put a highly off-road-capable ambulance into service in Germany. This quite unique vehicle has been specifically designed for rescue missions on construction sites and when searching for crashed aircraft.

For this purpose, the Mercedes-Benz sprinter has an off-road gear reduction, three differential locks and special tyres. It is also equipped with 14 search and working headlights that will light an area of up to 100 metres well in pitch-darkness. Its medical equipment corresponds to that of a regular ambulance. On demand, municipalities in the area of the airport may request the vehicle via the emergency number of the safety control centre.

The ambulance is manned by trained staff from the rescue service. Similar vehicles are only found in coastal regions for rescue duty at the beach.

Rhein-Main TV presents the new off-road ambulance (starting approx. at minute 2:40):