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Ambulance rolls after EMT falls asleep behind wheel

An EMT with a patient in the back of the rig suffered minor injuries

By EMS1 Staff

SAN DIEGO — An EMT was injured after an ambulance rolled over and crashed Wednesday morning.

10News.com reported that a United Ambulance Company EMT was driving to a nearby hospital when he fell asleep at the wheel, causing the ambulance to hit a curb and flip onto its side.

An EMT with a patient in the back of the rig suffered minor injuries; the patient avoided serious injury.

The ambulance was en route to the hospital for the patient’s dialysis treatment when the crash occurred.