Officer, 2 EMTs hospitalized after crash outside RGH
Nov 23, 2024
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — An officer and two EMTs were hospitalized after a crash involving an Irondequoit police vehicle and an ambulance Saturday night near Rochester General Hospital. A portion of Portland Avenue was shut down for the investigation.
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A Penfield ambulance was seen with heavy damage to its front, while the IPD vehicle was a few feet away off the roadway in a grassy area. The airbags inside were deployed and the side of the vehicle sustained quite a bit of damage.
According to the Irondequoit Police Department, an IPD officer was heading to a scene when driving down Portland Avenue around 8 p.m. As the officer got to the intersection of Route 104 and Portland Avenue, he drove through the red light and ended up hitting the Penfield ambulance as it left the hospital, Chief Scott Peters announced.
The officer and both EMTs in the ambulance were taken to Strong Memorial Hospital to be treated for what were described as minor injuries. They're all expected recover, according to Peters. There was not a patient onboard the ambulance at the time of the crash.
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Irondequoit police were on scene along with Rochester police, the Monroe County Sheriff's Office and New York State Police. Irondequoit Police Department is handling the ongoing investigation.