By EMS1 Staff
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — An ambulance was rear-ended Sunday by a patrol car, leaving five injured.
The ambulance was transporting a county jail prisoner when the crash occurred, reported Nooz Hawk.
The inmate and deputy sustained a head injury, while three other first responders in the ambulance sustained minor injuries.
The deputy driving the patrol car rear-ended the AMR ambulance which had slowed after a traffic signal changed from green to yellow.
All five were transported to the hospital.
The crash remains under investigation.