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1 dead, 3 injured in Va. ambulance crash

Two fire personnel and a driver were injured when a car struck a Fairfax County ambulance, killing a passenger in the car

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. — One person was killed and three others were injured when a car struck an ambulance traveling through a Fairfax County intersection with its lights and sirens activated.

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Police said officers responded to the crash at Worldgate Drive and Alton Square shortly after 4 p.m. on Nov. 25.

The car’s passenger was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries and later pronounced dead, while the driver and two fire department personnel were transported with non-life-threatening injuries, WTTG reported.

The cause of the collision is under investigation.

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