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Video shows Detroit ambulance crash while responding to call

The ambulance had its lights and siren on when it crashed on Detroit’s east side, sending four people to the hospital

DETROIT — Video shows the moment when a Detroit Fire Department ambulance, with its lights and siren on, was involved in a crash, sending four people to the hospital.

The ambulance was traveling through the intersection of 7 Mile Road and Van Dyke on the city’s east side on Feb. 25 when the crash occurred, according to FOX 2.

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Detroit Fire said the driver of the other vehicle was taken to St. John Hospital, while the three-member ambulance crew was transported to Detroit Receiving Hospital, FOX2 reports. City officials said all four were in stable condition.

There was no patient in the ambulance.

FOX 2 reports that everyone involved in the crash has been released from the hospital.

The nature and outcome of the call the ambulance was responding to was not reported.

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