Crash Forces Ambulance Off Bridge Into Saginaw Creek

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MAPLE GROVE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WWJ) - Michigan State Police say one person has died from injuries sustained after an ambulance collided with a car and went off a bridge over a creek.

Three people were initially hospitalized --one person, 21-year-old Dustin Sharp of Burt, has died and two emergency workers are listed in serious condition.

Michigan State Police Lieutenent David Kaiser says it appears the Mobile Medical Rescue ambulance went through a stop sign and collided with a car.

"The car then skidded up and came to rest in the center portion of the roadway on top of the bridge. The ambulance veered left - went through a guard rail and vaulted landing into a creek, Misteguay Creek, approximately 25-30 feet below," said Kaiser.

Saginaw County Sheriff's Department sent a dive team to the scene. Firefighters from Maple Grove and Albee townships also responded to the accident which happened around 7 a.m. The crew was heading home for a shift change when the crash occurred.

WJRT-TV reports the crash scene is located near the border of Maple Grove and Albee townships, about 70 miles (113 kilometers) northwest of Detroit.

An investigation into the incident is ongoing.