ATLANTA — A patient bolted from an ambulance, ran across five lanes of traffic and was struck and killed Monday morning.
CBS News reported that the ambulance was transporting the patient to Grady Memorial Hospital around 4:45 a.m. when he became agitated and removed his restraints. The ambulance pulled over on the shoulder where two interstates merge, and the patient got out and ran across five lanes of traffic. The man was hit by two vehicles.
“The victim was then trapped under another vehicle where he died from his injuries,” Atlanta police officer Kim Jones said.
The crash blocked all northbound lanes of the freeway, leading to a massive traffic jam at the start of morning rush hour.
Update: @GADeptofTrans confirms pedestrian hit twice and pinned under vehicle, along I75/85N. Person killed.@wsbtv pic.twitter.com/iVaKSTQPQ1
— Audrey Washington (@AudreyWSBTV) April 18, 2016
This is the car that struck a man, who reportedly jumped from an ambulance along I75/85N. Man was killed. @wsbtv pic.twitter.com/6ojw7BRw7y
— Audrey Washington (@AudreyWSBTV) April 18, 2016