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ABILENE, Texas — A number of accidents occurred Thursday afternoon on westbound Interstate 20 near Merkel, including one involving an ambulance. The crashes occurred between mile markers 271 and 275 near Merkel.
An 18-wheeler jackknifed on the roadway, causing six cars behind it to brake and rear end each other. An ambulance that responded to the scene was sideswiped by a different 18-wheeler. Merkel police and firefighters were on the crash scene.
“There was an accident ahead of the [ambulance],” volunteer firefighter Justin Ray said. “The ambulance had stopped and then this vehicle ran into the side of the ambulance.”
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