Photos: 2 N.C. EMS providers injured in rig crash, flip
The crew was transporting a patient when the ambulance hit a utility pole in Chapel Hill
By Leila Merrill
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Two EMS providers were injured early Saturday when their ambulance crashed into a utility pole and flipped, Chapelboro.com reported.
The Orange County Emergency Services ambulance crew had a patient on board and was en route to UNC Hospitals. The EMS providers’ injuries were not life-threatening.
The patient was transported and evaluated.
Ambulance overturned at MLK/E Longview, 2nd major power outage of the day in CH @dailytarheel @WCHLChapelboro pic.twitter.com/TfyLK5yLfh
— Aidan (@aidanh010) May 21, 2022
The damage to the utility pole knocked out power to several area homes, but it was restored later in the day.
The crash is being investigated.
#CHtraffic Alert: Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. is closed at Longview St. following a crash early this morning. @DukeEnergy is working to fix a utility pole and power lines.
— Chapel Hill Police (@ChapelHillPD) May 21, 2022
News release: https://t.co/0GIUww8Ixo pic.twitter.com/uCEfZrsE6s
