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NY driver dead after crashing into ambulance

Officials said a TLC Ambulance rig was responding to a call with its lights and siren on when an SUV crashed into it before hitting a guide rail

By EMS1 Staff

CORTLANDVILLE, N.Y. — A crash involving an ambulance Monday resulted in the death of a driver, according to officials.

WNBF reported that a TLC Ambulance rig was responding to a call with its lights and siren activated and was trying to make a U-turn when an SUV crashed into it.

The SUV, which was driven by a 68-year-old man, then crashed into a guide rail.

The EMS crew treated the driver until another ambulance arrived. He was transported to the hospital, where he later died.

The crash is currently under investigation.