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Photos: N.Y. EMS providers hurt in crash en route to call

The Poughkeepsie crew was utilizing the ambulance’s lights and siren when the incident occurred; the force of the impact caused the rig to crash into a streetlight and a fence

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Photo/City of Poughkeepsie Fire Department NY Local 596

By Leila Merrill

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — Two EMS providers were injured Saturday evening in an ambulance crash with another vehicle, Mid Hudson News reported.

The crew was responding to a call at the time and had the rig’s lights and siren on. The ambulance left the roadway, knocked down a streetlight and crashed into a fence.

Police officers and firefighters shut down traffic in the area, and firefighters tended to the injured EMS providers. They were transported to MidHudson Regional Hospital.

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The driver of the other vehicle was evaluated at the scene.

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