Ambulance overturned in crash on Roosevelt Boulevard, injuring 3 – NBC10 Philadelphia

Three medics were injured when an ambulance they were riding in was struck and rolled onto its side in a crash on Roosevelt Boulevard in North Philadelphia early Wednesday, police said.

Police say the incident happened around 4:30 a.m. when an ambulance was at a red light at the intersection of Roosevelt Boulevard and Whitaker Avenue when it was struck by a vehicle that ran the light.

The impact caused the ambulance to flip onto its side and authorities said all three medics inside were injured in the crash.

Law enforcement officials said there were no patients in the ambulance at the time of the crash and the medics suffered only minor injuries.

The driver of the car that hit the ambulance refused treatment at the scene, police officials said.

The road at that intersection was closed for nearly two hours due to the accident, but the road was reopened around 6 a.m.

An investigation into the incident is ongoing, authorities said.