Patient Dies after Colo. Ambulance Crash

The accident involved two other vehicles, causing the ambulance to roll over


| Friday, March 2, 2012


AVONDALE, Colo. (AP) — An 84-year-old man is dead after an ambulance taking him to a hospital was involved in a traffic accident.

According to KKTV-TV (http://bit.ly/yztmaF ), the accident Thursday involved two other vehicles, causing the ambulance to roll over.

The Colorado State Patrol identified the victim as W.D. Valdez of Rocky Ford.

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Information from: KKTV-TV, http://www.kktv.com/



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