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Florida Ambulance in Fatal Crash

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AN 18-YR.-OLD WOMAN WAS KILLED SUNDAY AND three other people seriously injured in Jacksonville, Florida, when an ambulance collided with a pickup truck.  WJXT-TV is reporting:

The Florida Highway Patrol said a (Liberty Ambulance) turned left into the path of a northbound pickup truck about 8:30 p.m. on Philips Highway just south of the intersection with Interstate 95.

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Megan Bunn, of St. Augustine, was a passenger in the Chevrolet Silverado and died at the scene. The driver of the pickup, Michael Linder, was transported to Shands-Jacksonville Medical Center in critical condition.  Troopers said neither was wearing seat belts. The Florida Highway Patrol said a private ambulance turned left into the path of a northbound pickup truck about 8:30 p.m. on Philips Highway just south of the intersection with Interstate 95.

The two EMT’s were also hospitalized with serious injuries.  The Florida Highway Patrol has not yet disclosed whether the ambulance had its emergency lights and siren activated.  There was no patient in the ambulance.

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Secondary Wreck Flips Ambulance

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A JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, POLICE OFFICER was conducting an accident investigation at an I-95 ramp in the city Tuesday and an ambulance was stopped at the scene while the medics checked the passengers.  While they were doing their tasks, a delivery truck failed to clear the wreck scene and crashed into the back of the ambulance, ramming it into the barrier and then flipping it on its side.  The truck continued farther and ended up demolishing the rear end of the police cruiser.

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Five people, including one of the police officers, were taken to the hospital for non-life threatening injuries.

WAWS-TV has this video report from the scene:

WJXT has the details HERE.