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2 hurt in crash after driver refused to yield to ambulance

Justin Amos told police he saw the ambulance with its lights and sirens on, but did not yield because he had a green light

By EMS1 Staff

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A driver’s refusal to yield to an ambulance resulted in a crash Tuesday that injured two people.

WREG reported an ambulance with its lights and sirens on reached an intersection, and the driver of the ambulance repeatedly honked at a vehicle and almost came to a complete stop before driving through.

Before making it past the intersection, another vehicle hit the ambulance while attempting to make it through a light and caused it to crash into a pole, according to police.

The driver of the vehicle, Justin Amos, said he saw the ambulance but did not yield because he had a green light.

The ambulance passenger was transported to the hospital, but is expected to be OK, and the driver of the ambulance was treated at the scene.

Amos was issued a citation by police.