By EMS1 Staff
HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. — A firefighter, paramedic and sheriff’s deputy were injured after being hit by a vehicle while on scene Saturday.
NewsChannel5.com reported that a vehicle attempted to drive around traffic in the wrong direction, and sideswiped another car before running over a firefighter’s foot. The driver then crashed into an ambulance that had a patient inside. A paramedic in the back of the ambulance was thrown from the rig and injured.
A sheriff’s deputy was standing behind the ambulance and was struck by the vehicle; all three responders were taken to a hospital.
The driver was charged with driving on a suspended license; an investigation is underway.