Patient injured in ambulance accident on Avenue J (Lancaster, CA)

Paramedic injured in ambulance accident on Avenue J in Lancaster

LANCASTER, CA (July 3, 2024) – A patient and paramedic suffered minor injuries in an ambulance crash at the corner of Avenue J and Division Street on Monday.

The two-vehicle crash occurred around 3:20 p.m. on Monday. As an AMR ambulance transporting a patient to a hospital attempted to turn west onto Avenue J, the driver forgot to yield the road. The ambulance, which had its hazard lights and siren off, was then struck from the side by a Ram pickup truck traveling south and towing a boat.

As a result, the patient and the paramedics in the ambulance suffered minor injuries and were treated at Antelope Valley Medical Center. The driver of the Ram truck, meanwhile, declined to go to the hospital.

Authorities confirmed that neither alcohol nor drugs played a role in the accident, but the accident remains under investigation.

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