Medics, Patient Among Hurt in Ambulance Crash in Libertyville, IL

The Lake Villa Fire Protection District ambulance was struck as it was transporting a patient.

Three paramedics were among six injured in a crash Sunday morning while transporting a patient to a hospital.

The Lake Villa Fire Protection District ambulance was hit by vehicle in an intersection in Libertyville.

Upon impact, the ambulance hit a vehicle that was stopped in a turn lane, The Daily Herald reported.

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Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues. 

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