Patient dies after stealing, crashing Mass. ambulance

By Susannah Sudborough
masslive.com

WORCESTER, Mass. — A patient who stole an ambulance in Worcester, then crashed it in West Boylston Sunday night has died, WCVB reported.

Worcester police were alerted that a Coastal Medical Transport Systems ambulance had been stolen by a patient at 100 Century Drive shortly after 8 p.m. After the ambulance crashed in West Boylston, the patient was brought to a hospital with life-threatening injuries, police said.

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The patient was taken to UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester where they were declared dead, WCVB reported. Video from the scene showed that the ambulance appeared to have crashed into a large construction container, causing heavy front-end damage.

Officials have not shared the patient’s identity. No one else was injured in the crash.

The Hospital for Behavioral Medicine , a partial inpatient and intensive outpatient care facility, is listed as being located at 100 Century Drive in Worcester.

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