Veteran Carbon County, MT, EMS Provider Dies of Ambulance Crash Injuries
A veteran EMS provider died Tuesday of injuries sustained earlier this month in an ambulance collision.
Everett Edwards, 84, who was driving the ambulance, had been involved with Clarks Fork Valley for more than 40 years, KTVQ reported.
The ambulance that was headed to an emergency was struck by a pickup truck as it was turning left, troopers reported adding that Edwards was trapped in the overturned ambulance.
The truck driver also was hurt in the crash.
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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.
