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2 children, 1 adult injured in collision with Tenn. ambulance

Officials said the ambulance was carrying a patient when the collision occurred

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The Tennessee Highway Patrol reported that a woman and two children were injured in a collision with an ambulance on Monday night.

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By Laura French

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A woman and two children were injured when a car crashed into an ambulance carrying a patient on Monday night.

The Tennessee Highway Patrol said the car occupied by a 20-year-old driver and two child passengers collided with the ambulance while trying to cross the highway, according to News Channel 9.

The ambulance had its lights and sirens activated at the time of the crash and had a patient in the back. Officials did not say how many EMS providers were in the rig and if the providers or patient sustained any injuries.

The woman and two children were transported to the hospital with injuries. Information about their condition was not available Tuesday afternoon.

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