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2 EMS providers injured after ambulance strikes tree

Firefighters extricated a paramedic who was trapped in the ambulance

By EMS1 Staff

FORREST COUNTY, Miss. — An ambulance responding to a call hit a tree Wednesday night.

WDAM reported that crews responded to the scene where the AAA Ambulance Services rig struck the tree at 8:30 p.m. Volunteer firefighters extricated a paramedic who was trapped in the ambulance.

Two ambulance crew members were transported to a hospital with injuries.

The cause of the crash is under investigation.