PINELLAS PARK, Fla. — An ambulance traveling on 49th Street in Pinellas Park was involved in a crash that tipped the emergency truck over with a patient aboard Friday afternoon.
Just before 5 p.m., the ambulance was headed south when it entered the intersection of 118th Avenue North and 49th Street with a full medical team inside. It collided with a BMW traveling east on 118th Avenue on the roadway, Pinellas Park police say.
The ambulance was transporting a critically ill patient and had its lights and siren activated at the time of the crash, a spokesperson for the Pinellas Park Police Department said.
There were five passengers aboard the ambulance: the patient and four paramedics who were all transported to Bayfront Health St. Petersburg, according to authorities. The paramedics are all in stable, the police department said in an update. The patient originally being transported remains in critical condition.
Two passengers were inside the BMW and they both refused medical treatment, Pinellas Park police said.
No charges have been announced, however an active investigation is underway.
The intersection of 118th Avenue North and 49th Street was closed for some time with law enforcement redirecting traffic. Drivers in the area were asked to seek alternate routes.
