By Bill Carey
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Kentucky paramedic is in the ICU after a tractor-trailer struck the ambulance he was in, causing him to be thrown from the back of the ambulance.
Bullitt County EMS ambulance was transporting a patient to a hospital in downtown Louisville on June 19, when it was struck by the tractor-trailer, WDRB reported. The collision occurred at 3:30 a.m. according to Metro Police. The ambulance’s lights and sirens were on as it drove through a red light.
The paramedic, in the back of the ambulance with a patient, was ejected from the patient care compartment. He suffered life-threatening injuries, including multiple fractures, internal injuries and a head injury. A Facebook post from Bullitt County EMS stated the paramedic is in critical but stable condition. An EMT driving the ambulance was also transported to a hospital, treated and released, WHAS11 reported.
The patient was a teen who was injured in a crash while fleeing the police in a stolen car. The Kentucky State Police stated that the teen fled the ambulance crash only to be caught again.
The crash is under investigation.