Bellmore-Merrick EMS ambulance overturns after being hit by vehicle
The North Bellmore Fire Department and Nassau County Police responded to a crash in which a fire department ambulance overturned at Camp Avenue and Newbridge Road in Bellmore early Saturday. Credit: John Scalesi
An ambulance responding to an emergency call in Bellmore overturned on Saturday after it was struck by another vehicle, according to Nassau County police.
A Bellmore-Merrick Emergency Medical Services ambulance traveling north on Newbridge Road was hit by a 2019 Subaru going west on Camp Avenue just after midnight, police said in a statement.
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An ambulance responding to an emergency call in Bellmore overturned on Saturday after it was struck by another vehicle, according to Nassau County police.
A Bellmore-Merrick Emergency Medical Services ambulance traveling north on Newbridge Road was hit by a 2019 Subaru going west on Camp Avenue just after midnight, police said in a statement.
The Subaru was being driven by a 50-year-old woman with two teenage passengers. Both girls, 14, were in the back seat and suffered knee injuries. One refused medical attention and the other was taken to a nearby hospital, police said.
The ambulance was being driven by a 22-year-old woman with another 25-year-old woman was in the front seat. The driver suffered a hip and leg injury. Both were taken to a nearby hospital for evaluation.
No other details were released by authorities.
The investigation is ongoing, police said.