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Tenn. paramedic, firefighter, deputy hit by car on scene

All three were taken to a hospital; the driver was charged with driving on a suspended license

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.