Ambulance rolls over, crashes, killing patient, first responder

February 13, 2018

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