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Patient dies after Ga. ambulance crash

The heart patient went into cardiac arrest and died; officials said the patient didn’t die as a result of the crash

ANDERSON, S.C. — A patient in an ambulance died following a crash Friday afternoon.

WYFF4.com reported that the heart patient, being transported in a Hart County (Ga.) EMS ambulance to South Carolina, went into cardiac arrest and died.

The crash happened between the ambulance and a tractor-trailer.

The patient was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead. The coroner’s office said the patient did not die as a result of the crash.

Two EMS providers were treated and released from the hospital with minor injuries.