A 36-year-old North Branch man who was a patient in the back of an ambulance died after the ambulance was hit by a vehicle and rolled over inSterling Heights,city police said.
Police said the ambulance was traveling with emergency equipment activated when it was hit Sunday, Oct. 25, atVan Dyke Avenue and Metropolitan Parkway.
Everyone except the ambulance driver was taken to area hospitals with various injuries, police said in a release Monday, Oct. 26.
Police said the initial investigation indicates that an Aspire Rural Health System ambulance was southbound on Van Dyke with emergency equipment activated. While going through the intersection at Metropolitan Parkway, it was hit in the right side of the passenger bay by a black 2025 Jeep Grand Cherokee,
police said.
The ambulance rolled over before before resting right side up. It had a crew of two and was transporting the man in the rear bay. The rear passenger crew member was taken to a hospital with what police described as moderate injuries.
The patient died at a hospital, police said. The driver of the Jeep was taken to a hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.
Police did not provide the name of the patient nor the ages or hometowns of those in ambulance or the Jeep in the release. It said intoxication does not appear to be a factor in the crash, but the incident remains under investigation.
Police are asking witnesses to call the traffic safety bureau at 586-446-2920.
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