2 injured in ambulance wreck on Monday

Published 9:16 pm Monday, July 3, 2017

A Pridemark EMS ambulance and a Ford Super Duty truck were involved in a two-vehicle crash around noon on Monday.

The wreck occurred at the intersection of Hwy. 134 and Dog Wood Lane in Opp.

“A westbound 2007 Chevrolet Type 1 ambulance struck a westbound 20016 Ford F-350 as the operator of the F-350 was turning Northbound onto Dog Wood Lane,” Opp Police Chief Mike McDonald said. “The lone occupant of the F-350 was not injured. Both ambulance crew members did sustain injuries and were transported to the Mizell Memorial Hospital Emergency Room.”

There were no life-threatening injuries from the accident.

McDonald said that B-shift officers, investigators and the Opp Fire Department responded to the accident.