Ambulance Involved in a Traffic Accident on Moreland Avenue and Custer Avenue SE in Atlanta, Georgia

ATLANTA, GA - A news story posted on patch.com reports that the Atlanta police answered an accident call at Moreland Avenue SE and Custer Avenue in Atlanta, Georgia.*  As the officers arrived at the accident scene, they found that a semi-truck and a Dekalb EMS Ambulance were involved in a collision.  

The ambulance driver suffered accident-related injuries, and the passenger was extracted from the ambulance by Grady EMS and Fire, who answered the accident call.  The passenger had sustained leg injuries and was transported to a local area hospital. The preliminary accident investigation stated that the ambulance was on its way to an emergency call and had its siren and lights on when a semi-truck driver suddenly stopped in front of the ambulance leading to a rear-end collision.  

According to the Atlanta Police Department, no criminal charges were filed at this time. The accident investigation is currently ongoing. 

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Source:

https://patch.com/georgia/atlanta/atlanta-police-department-apd-working-traffic-accident-involving-ambulance-moreland