STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- An ambulance carrying a dialysis patient and a luxury sedan collided across the street from Staten Island University Hospital in Ocean Breeze this afternoon, landing eight people in the emergency room.

The ambulance, a Richmond County Ambulance Service vehicle, was pulling out of the Island Rehabilitative Services Dialysis Center, across the street from the hospital, at about 3:05 p.m. when it collided with an Infiniti G35 Sedan on Seaview Avenue, and flipped onto its side.

The ambulance, which had three personnel inside, was carrying the patient and his niece at the time of the crash, said Julie Ayad, assistant head nurse at Island Rehabilitative Services.

Ms. Ayad said she came out as soon as she heard about the crash, and talked to the dialysis patient, who was shaken up but didn't show any visible signs of serious injuries.

He told her, "I don't know what happened," she recalled.

Ms. Ayad said the driver of the G35, a woman, had a young girl as a passenger.

A pink child-size swim ring and several towels could be seen in the back seat of the G35.

According to Staten Island University Hospital spokesman Christian Preston, eight patients total went to the emergency room for evaluation, though none were injured critically.

Members on the NYPD's Emergency Service Unit Truck 5 used chains to right the ambulance.

After the crash, Ms. Ayad bemoaned the driving conditions on Seaview: "This is also a crazy area. People are speeding down to Capodanno (Blvd.) on this road."