An ambulance with two firefighter-paramedics inside overturned during a crash Wednesday afternoon, the Litchfield (IL) Fire Department said in a Facebook post.
The ambulance was operating with its lights and sirens responding to a call when it collided with a car on Old Route 66 and Sargent Street. The collision caused the ambulance to land on its roof before coming to rest on a car parked nearby.
Both firefighter-paramedics were able to self-extricate and notify dispatch about the crash. They then began treating the driver of the car that hit them. The driver had to be extricated by additional crews on scene.
There was no patient onboard the ambulance. The person in the car and both firefighter-paramedics were sent to the hospital. The condition of the driver was not released. The two first responders were treated for minor injuries and released from the hospital.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.
