Ambulance rolls over, crashes in Las Vegas, killing patient, first responder
An ambulance left a rain-slicked Las Vegas road, rolled over and crashed, killing a patient and a first responder early Tuesday, reports the CBS affiliate there, KLAS-TV, citing the Nevada Highway Patrol. The station says the ambulance driver was brought to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The Highway Patrol tweeted about it:
It is with heavy hearts that NHP Troopers are investigating a fatal crash involving an AMR ambulance. A patient and first responder are confirmed deceased. Our hearts go out to the patients family and our first responders at AMR. #⚫️🔴⚫️ #⚫️🔵⚫️ #nhpsocomm pic.twitter.com/CK06vQUj6e
— NHP Southern Command (@NHPSouthernComm) February 13, 2018