An ambulance with a patient aboard was involved in a collision west of the Twin Cities that resulted in injuries to the five people in both vehicles, officials said Friday.
5 people injured in collision west of Twin Cities involving SUV and ambulance with patient aboard
The wreck involving an Allina Health ambulance occurred in the Buffalo area, officials said.
July 7, 2023 at 12:39PM
The crash occurred about 6:45 p.m. Thursday east of Buffalo at the intersection of NE. County Road 34 and NE. Eaken Avenue.
According to the Wright County Sheriff's Office:
The ambulance was heading west on County Road 34 at the posted speed limit with two medics and a victim from an earlier crash. An Allina spokesman added that the ambulance did not have its emergency lights or siren activated at the time.
As the ambulance approached the intersection, an SUV heading north on Eaken "pulled out from a stop sign in front of the ambulance" and was struck, a Sheriff's Office statement read.
Two people in the SUV were taken by emergency responders to North Memorial Health Hospital in Robbinsdale and were expected to survive their injuries.
The medics were slightly hurt, and their patient suffered additional minor injuries and was taken to Buffalo Hospital.
The identities of the occupants in both vehicles have yet to be released.
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