By Bill Carey
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PITTSBURGH — A paramedic was critically injured in an ambulance crash in Pittsburgh’s Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar neighborhood.
A Lower Kiski ambulance was transporting a patient on Feb. 21 to St. Margaret Hospital when it crossed the center line and struck a guardrail, WTAE reported.
Pittsburgh Public Safety stated that Paramedic Dina Filo-O’Neil was in the back of the ambulance sustained head injuries and facial trauma. Filo-O’Neil was initially unresponsive after the crash. She was transported to the hospital in critical condition.
Filo-O’Neil was not wearing a seat belt when the crash occurred. Neither the patient nor the driver of the ambulance reported any injuries.
Filo-O’Neil has been a Leechburg paramedic for over 20 years. Her coworker, Samantha Boyd, started a GoFundMe to help with recovery costs.
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