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Downed electrical lines trap NC ambulance crew and patient

The driver may have blacked out, causing the ambulance to leave the road and strike a power line pole

SNOW HILL, N.C. — Troopers say three people were trapped in a wrecked ambulance after hot power lines fell on it this afternoon.

The crash happened around 1:50 p.m. on U.S. 13 near the Highway 91 intersection north of Snow Hill.

Troopers say the JAS ambulance was heading north when it ran off the road, took out a power pole and landed in a ditch. Two employees and a patient were trapped inside.

Read full story: Names released after ambulance crash, charges not expected

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