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Panic at the pumps: Ambulance crashes into car waiting for fuel and police queue-jump to fill-up as MORE petrol stations close... and now Grant Shapps admits HGV driver shortage could take 'YEARS' to fix

An ambulance with a siren blaring was unable to pass gridlocked traffic queuing near a Bromley petrol station

A witness said the ambulance ended up hitting a stationary car in a bid to rush to the emergency

Police have also bypassed queues to fill up their cars as petrol stations continue to run out of fuel amid crisis

By JACK NEWMAN and JAMES ROBINSON FOR MAILONLINE

PUBLISHED: 06:32 EDT, 26 September 2021 | UPDATED: 09:24 EDT, 26 September 2021