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Mich. EMS crew, patient escape serious injury in ambulance rollover

Police say a Universal Ambulance running lights and sirens was hit by a Jeep Cherokee, flipping the rig onto its side

By Mitch Hotts
The Macomb Daily

WARREN, Mich. — An ambulance carrying a 55-year-old male patient was involved in a crash that sent the vehicle rolling over onto its side at a busy Warren intersection Monday morning, police reported.

The incident took place about 9:30 a.m. at the intersection of Hoover Road and the Interstate 696 service drive ( 11 Mile Road ).

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According to Warren police, a preliminary investigation shows a Universal Ambulance was traveling north on Hoover approaching the service drive with its emergency lights and sirens activated when it was struck by a Jeep Cherokee.

Police said the Cherokee, occupied by a 33-year-old female driver and her 2-year-old son, had a green light as it traveled west on the service drive.

The Cherokee struck the ambulance on the rear passenger side which led to the ambulance rolling over, investigators said.

A Warren fire rig and police officers responded to the crash scene.

Authorities said the ambulance was occupied by two medics and the patient. All three were transported to the hospital by fire department personnel for further evaluation, but no serious injuries have been reported.

The Cherokee driver and son were checked out at the scene by fire medics where they were found to be shaken up, but otherwise unhurt. Neither of the two were taken to the hospital.

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