Sept. 09--A man died after a pickup struck the ambulance taking him to the hospital, authorities said.
A Ford F-150 truck collided with a Houston Fire Department ambulance about 9:20 a.m. Monday along the 9800 block of Bissonnet, Houston police said.
The ambulance was flashing its lights and using the siren, police said.
A 45-year-old heart attack victim was being taken to an area hospital. The force of the impact caused the patient and attending HFD paramedics to be tossed around inside the ambulance, HPD officials said.
The patient stopped breathing after the collision and was pronounced dead at the scene. No other injuries were reported, police said.
The driver of the pickup truck was questioned at the scene. HPD later cited him for failing to yield the right of way to the ambulance.
Release of the man's identity was pending verification by Harris County medical examiners.
The investigation into the fatal crash is continuing, police said.
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