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Retired Va. firefighter dies in collision with ambulance

Pickup truck broadsided by emergency vehicle and overturned

By Dave Thompson
The News & Advance

LYNCHBURG, Va. — A Lynchburg man died after his pickup truck and a Campbell County ambulance collided in Lynchburg on Thursday afternoon. Lynchburg Police said Dean Anders, 69, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash at the intersection of Campbell and Florida avenues.

The ambulance, driven by Justin Kidd, 25, of Rustburg, was headed north on Campbell Avenue. Anders was driving his truck across Campbell Avenue from Martin Street onto Florida Avenue, police said.

The ambulance collided with the Ford pickup in its passenger’s side. The truck overturned.

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