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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Authorities said a patient being taken by ambulance to the hospital hijacked the vehicle and led police on a chase before crashing.

Police said the incident began at about 9:30 p.m. on Sunday when West Springfield emergency medical technicians were taking the man to Mercy Medical Center.

But the patient, identified by police as 49-year-old James Williams, allegedly began beating the EMTs, who jumped out of the vehicle.

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