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Medic injured in ambulance collision

An EMS commander and another person were injured in a vehicle crash involving an ambulance

By Nicole Chavez
Austin American-Statesman

AUSTIN, Texas — Emergency crews have responded to a crash involving an EMS vehicle in Northeast Austin, according to Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services.

The crash happened about 8:10 p.m. at the intersection of East Parmer Lane and Dessau Road, officials said. The EMS vehicle was being driven by a commander. She was en route to a call when the crash occurred, EMS said. The commander, a 25-year veteran with EMS, was one of two people injured.

The injuries are not life-threatening, EMS said, and the two patients have been taken to Round Rock Medical Center.

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