By Stacey Wescott
Chicago Tribune
PALATINE, Ill. — Three people were injured Thursday afternoon when an ambulance responding to a call was struck by another vehicle at an intersection in Palatine, authorities said.
The crash happened about 2 p.m. A Palatine Fire Department ambulance was westbound on Palatine Road at Rohlwing Road and was struck by GMC Safari van that was northbound on Rohlwing, according to Palatine Fire Chief Scott Andersen and a news release from Palatine police.
The ambulance rolled onto its side and wound up off the street and partly into the yard of a residence at the northwest corner of the intersection before stopping. A traffic signal also was knocked down during the crash.
Two other vehicles sustained minor damage after being hit by the van and the traffic signal, police said.
Two paramedics who were in the ambulance and the driver of the van were taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries, Anderson said.
All three were in good-to-fair condition, according to preliminary information, Andersen said.
Traffic at the intersection was temporarily shut down while the investigation was being conducted.
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