Quick Facts:
Where: The accident occurred at the intersection of Market Street and North West Street in Lima, Ohio.
What Happened: A tractor-trailer allegedly struck an ambulance with lights and sirens activated.
Participants:
- Driver of tractor-trailer
- Three paramedics on ambulance
- Patient in ambulance
Reported Injuries/Fatalities:
- Three paramedics on ambulance, injured
- Patient in ambulance, injured
Details:
On or about Thursday, April 22nd, 2021, around 11:00 in the morning, an accident between a tractor-trailer and an ambulance sent four individuals to the hospital. Deputies from the Allen County Sheriff’s Office said the accident was reported at the intersection of Market Street and North West Street in Lima, Ohio.
Police said three paramedics and a patient in an ambulance were injured when a tractor-trailer allegedly failed to yield to the emergency vehicle at the intersection. Authorities said the ambulance was traveling west on Market Street with lights and sirens active when a tractor-trailer allegedly struck the ambulance. Three paramedics and a patient on the ambulance were taken to the hospital with unspecified injuries.
According to Google Maps, the intersection of Market Street and North West Street is situated in downtown Lima, which is about 91 miles northwest of downtown Columbus.
Multiple agencies assisted at the scene of the accident.