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2 Mo. providers hospitalized after ambulance struck, flips

The Mehlville Fire Protection District practitioners were turning at an intersection when they were struck by a passenger vehicle

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By FireRescue1/EMS1 Staff

ST. LOUIS — Two EMS providers were transported to the hospital after a crash with another vehicle while turning at an intersection, First Alert 4 reported.

The driver and passenger in the personal vehicle were also transported.

According to St. Louis police, the ambulance had its lights and siren activated during a turn at an intersection when the passenger vehicle struck the rig, flipping it on its side.

No patients were on board the ambulance at the time of the incident.

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