CABELL COUNTY, W.Va. — A 16-year-old hit by an ambulance while crossing the street by his home is in serious condition.
An investigation is underway as to how Anthony Clark Jr., 16 and a sophomore at Huntington High School, was struck by the emergency vehicle around 6 p.m. Thursday while crossing the Route 2, WSAZ reports.
Steve Murray of Cabell County EMS told WSAZ the ambulance has lights and sirens on, and was transporting a patient to the hospital. Clark’s father said witnesses reported not hearing a siren.
“The ambulance just showed up out of nowhere, hauling [expletive] down Route 2 and nailed him head on, knocked him about 20 feet,” he said.
He said his son parks his vehicle across the road from their home and crosses the street on a regular basis. He knows the dangers of the road, and it wouldn’t make sense for him to try to cross if he heard a siren, he said.
Murray said the department is waiting to receive a report from West Virginia State Police, and it will be reviewed by their safety committee.