Authorities are investigating a crash involving an ambulance at South First Street and Muhammad Ali Boulevard just before 5 p.m. Monday.
In their preliminary investigation, Louisville Metro Police Department said a Metro EMS marked unit was running lights and sirens as it was taking a patient southbound on South First Street. As the ambulance entered the intersection at Muhammad Ali Boulevard, it collided with another vehicle.
The impact of the crash caused the ambulance to hit the side of the J. Graham Brown School. The vehicle struck was a short distance on South First Street from the initial crash impact.
The EMS had two crew members and a patient on board. One of the crew members and patient were transferred to another ambulance and they were taken to UofL Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
An adult on the sidewalk and a person inside of the other vehicle had non-life threatening injuries. They were also taken to the hospital.
There were no other injuries reported, or vehicles involved in the crash.
LMPD’s First Division will handle the investigation.
Source: WHAS11
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