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Patient ejected in Ga. ambulance crash

The patient in the back of the ambulance was thrown from the vehicle by the impact

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All photos Cherokee County Fire/EMS

CANTON, Ga. — A patient and two medics were injured in an ambulance crash in Canton Sunday morning.

The Canton Patch reported the AmeriMed Emergency Medical Services ambulance was traveling on the northbound side of the interstate when it left the roadway and crashed into trees.

The patient in the back of the ambulance was thrown from the vehicle by the impact. Initial reports said the patient dialed 911, but a Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services said one of the medics called for assistance.

Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services transported the three to the hospital and their injuries were said not to be life-threatening.

An investigation is now under way into the cause of the crash.


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