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Community holds vigil for NY EMT/FF killed in ambulance crash

Barry Miller died in the line of duty when the ambulance he was riding in rear-ended a construction vehicle

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Barry Miller

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By Bennett J. Loudon and Will Cleveland
Democrat & Chronicle

BERGEN, N.Y. — Barry Miller was part of the foundation of the Genesee County community of Bergen.

When news traveled through the town that Miller has died in a crash on Wednesday morning while performing his duties as the chief of the Bergen Emergency Medical Services, it reverberated throughout the community.

Miller, 50, was a 31-year veteran of the Bergen Volunteer Fire Department. He died in a crash on Bovee Road in the town of Riga a little before 7:30 a.m.

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