Kentucky State Police Post 4 troopers responded to a three-vehicle collision in Meade County just before 8 p.m. Tuesday.
The preliminary investigation revealed a Meade County EMS vehicle was traveling north on Joe Prather Highway with its emergency equipment activated when it was struck by a 2006 Chevrolet Impala that was traveling west on US 60 operated by 39 year-old Billy Smith of Irvington. The collision caused the ambulance to roll over striking a Flaherty Fire Department volunteer fireman who was collecting donations for Crusade for Children. The ambulance then struck a 2021 Ford F-350 driven by Romeror Ociel Josias of Guatemala.
Smith and Lloyd Claycomb, the volunteer fireman, were flown to University of Louisville Hospital with possible life threatening injuries. The driver of the ambulance and one passenger were taken to Baptist Health Hardin for non-life threatening injuries. Josias reported no injuries.
Kentucky State Police was assisted at the scene by the Meade County Sheriff’s Office, Meade County EMS and the Flaherty Volunteer Fire Department.
The collision remains under investigation by the Kentucky State Police.
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