MARION COUNTY, Fla. — A Marion County Fire Rescue ambulance and sedan crashed head-on Tuesday morning.
The crash happened just before 9 a.m. when the ambulance was responding to a non-emergency medical call in the area of Southwest 83rd Avenue Road and Southwest Highway 484, according to a Facebook post by the Marion County Fire Rescue.
The rescue crew found the driver of the red passenger car trapped in the wreckage, declaring it a trauma alert.
The driver was removed from the car and transported to a local hospital. The two firefighters who were driving the ambulance were also transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, the agency said in the post.
“Our priority is the well-being and safety of everyone involved, and our hearts go out to the driver and their family during this challenging time,” said Fire Chief James Banta said in a statement.
Florida Highway Patrol is investigating the cause of the accident.
