St. Lucia: Patient dies after ambulance crashes

CMC – A 79-year-old patient, who was being transported by an ambulance to the OKEU Hospital in the capital of St. Lucia, died on Wednesday when the vehicle crashed into a house in Dennery, east of here, officials have confirmed.

Acting Fire Chief, Ditney Downes, said the unidentified male patient was pronounced dead while a young female accompanying the deceased sustained injuries.

In addition, Downes said that emergency responders had to extricate the ambulance driver, who was trapped in the mangled metal of his vehicle.

The driver, a female member of the St. Lucia Fire Service (SLFS) as well as the young lady who had been injured in the accident, have been admitted to hospital.

Police said an investigation has been launched into the accident.

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