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LODD: 1 EMT killed, 1 critically injured in NJ ambulance rollover

The ambulance collided with a car at an intersection and overturned on the way to a car crash

EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. — One EMT died and another is in critical condition following an ambulance collision with a car.

The Spotswood ambulance was responding to assist with a car crash in East Brunswick when it collided with a car and overturned around 8 a.m. Saturday, WABC reports.

One EMT was pronounced dead at the scene.

The identity of the EMT who died has not been released. NBC NY reports she was 20-years-old and was planning to start medical school soon after completing what was supposed to be her last shift as an EMT Saturday.

A second EMT in the ambulance was taken to Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center in critical condition.

No patients were in the ambulance at the time.